Deputy Manager (Glenholme Children's Home)

Derbyshire County Council; North Devon; Presencial; GBP 38.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

LGPS

Annual leave

Employee discounts

Wellbeing services

Counselling & physiotherapy

Cycle to work

Free parking

Descripción de la vacante

Glenholme Children’s Home is seeking an experienced Deputy Manager to lead day-to-day operations, ensuring high standards of care, safeguarding and regulatory compliance.

Working with the Registered Manager, you will support staff, develop care planning, oversee risk management and contribute to reopening after refurbishment. A rewarding role in a supportive, trauma-informed environment.

Formación

• Experience in residential childcare settings.
• Experience in supervisory/managerial roles.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality and anti-oppressive practice.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and on-call duties.

Responsabilidades

• Lead day-to-day operational management of Glenholme Children’s Home.
• Oversee care planning, risk assessments and safeguarding practice.
• Supervise staff and promote reflective, trauma-informed practice.
• Ensure high-quality, consistent and therapeutic care for children.
• Support recruitment, induction, training and development of staff.
• Assist with budget management and partnership working with families.

Conocimientos

Empathy & emotional intelligence

Therapeutic/relationship-based care

Staff leadership & supervision

Organisational skills under pressure

Safeguarding & risk management

Knowledge of Children’s Homes regs

Educación

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare

Descripción del empleo

About Derbyshire Residential Children's Services

Derbyshire County Council provides consistent, high-quality care through twelve children's homes across the county. Our homes offer safe, nurturing environments where children and young people feel happy to live and are supported to thrive.

Our practice is underpinned by:

• PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy)
• Trauma-informed and psychologically informed practice
• Social pedagogy
• Person-centred, relationship-focused care

We are committed to continuous improvement and ensuring every child has the opportunity to develop resilience, life skills and positive futures.

About Glenholme Children's Home

Glenholme is a 5-bed children's home providing care for children with complex emotional and behavioural needs. The home offers a stable, nurturing and therapeutically informed environment, supported by a small, experienced and committed staff team.

Glenholme is currently undergoing a refurbishment with a planned reopening in New Year. In a meantime we are operating from temporary accommodation in Long Eaton.

The Deputy Manager will play a vital role in maintaining consistency, quality and strong relationships within the home, supporting both children and staff to achieve positive outcomes and the successful candidate will be involved in reopening the home.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Deputy Manager to join the team at Glenholme Children's Home.

Working closely with the Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the home, ensuring high standards of care, safeguarding and compliance are maintained at all times.

This role requires a confident leader who can balance operational responsibilities with a strong therapeutic presence for children and staff.

As Deputy Manager, you will:

• Support the Registered Manager in the overall management of a 5-bed children's home
• Lead and supervise the staff team, promoting reflective and trauma-informed practice
• Ensure children receive high-quality, consistent and therapeutic care
• Build strong, trusting relationships with children and model positive, emotionally attuned care
• Oversee care planning, risk assessments, behaviour support and safeguarding practice

Ensure compliance with:

• The Children Act
• Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015
• Quality Standards
• Ofsted requirements

Manage staffing arrangements, rotas, supervision and performance

Contribute to recruitment, induction, training and development of staff

Support effective partnership working with families, social workers, education, health and other agencies

Assist with budget management and effective use of resources

Promote children's independence, life skills and participation in daily routines and activities

Take part in the on-call rota, covering 50% of standby duties

We are looking for a Deputy Manager who is:

• Caring, resilient and emotionally intelligent
• Confident working in a therapeutic and relationship-based environment
• Able to lead, motivate and support staff in a demanding but rewarding setting
• Organised, reflective and able to make sound decisions under pressure
• Committed to anti-oppressive practice, equality and safeguarding, Significant experience of direct work with children and young people in a residential setting
• Supervisory or management experience within residential childcare
• Sound knowledge of:
• Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards
• Safeguarding and risk management
• Trauma, attachment and child development

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (England) or equivalent

Willingness to work towards, or hold, the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare

Ability to work a rota when required, including evenings, weekends and on-call duties

Standby / On-Call Arrangements

£30.89 for any standby period up to 8 hours

An additional £3.87 for each subsequent 2-hour block (up to a maximum of 24 hours per period)

Working for Derbyshire County Council

Derbyshire is a great place to live and work, offering beautiful countryside alongside excellent transport links to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester.

Benefits include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Employee discounts
• Occupational health and wellbeing services
• In-house counselling and physiotherapy support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking at most sites

Our Values

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values:

• Collaborative | Innovative | Empowered | Accountable

These values guide how we work together and how we support children, families and colleagues.

Safeguarding

This post involves working with children and vulnerable young people and is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily prevent appointment; each case will be considered on its own merits.