Deputy Manager - Children's Residential Home

Lupa Recruitment; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic residential care provider is seeking a Deputy Manager for their children's residential care homes. This rewarding position offers a salary of £35,000 per annum. The role involves assisting with daily operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and working with children to implement care plans. The ideal candidate will have experience in children's residential care and demonstrate strong leadership potential. This position requires flexibility across shifts and offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in children's lives.

Benefits

Salary of £35,000 per annum

Supportive organisation

Opportunity for leadership development

Meaningful impact on children's lives

Qualifications

• Experience in children's residential care and supporting management/leadership duties.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts, including sleep ins and lone working.
• Commitment to high quality care.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily operations of the care home.
• Ensure compliance with government guidance and standards.
• Support recruitment and training of staff.
• Work with children to assess and implement care plans.
• Deputise for the Registered Manager in their absence.

Skills

Experience in children's residential care

Strong organisational skills

Leadership potential

Understanding of child safeguarding

Job description

Job Title: Deputy Manager - Children's Residential Care Homes

Location: Leyland, UK

Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week average (shift pattern includes days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays, sleep ins & lone working)

Salary: £35,000 per annum

About the Role

We are recruiting on behalf of a dynamic residential care provider specialising in therapeutic support for children and young people. They are seeking an experienced Deputy Manager to assist the Registered Manager and senior team with the operation of the home, and provide cover across other homes when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with daily operations of the settled care home and other homes as needed.
• Create and maintain a safe, homely, professional environment for children/young people.
• Ensure compliance with government guidance (including Ofsted regulations), local authority standards and the association's policies.
• Support the aim to achieve/maintain a "Good" or "Outstanding" rating from Ofsted.
• Support recruitment, induction, training, performance management, shift management, record keeping, budget & resource oversight.
• Work in partnership with children/young people to assess, implement and review individual care plans.
• Promote equality, diversity, safeguarding and the organisation's core values.
• Deputise for the Registered Manager in their absence and participate in on call rota.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in children's residential care and supporting management/leadership duties.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts, including sleep ins and lone working.
• Strong organisational skills, leadership potential, and commitment to high quality care.
• Understanding of child safeguarding, children's legislation and care planning.

What's On Offer

• Salary of £35,000 per annum.
• A challenging and rewarding role in a supportive organisation.
• Opportunity to develop your leadership within children's residential care.
• A chance to make meaningful impact in children's lives.