Deputy Manager Residential Services

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton Council is seeking a Deputy Manager for a children's home, responsible for high-quality care and supervision of staff. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in children's lives, providing mentorship and guidance while collaborating with a dedicated management team. Competitive salary with benefits including flexible working options and generous leave allowances.

Benefits

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Discounts and exclusive gym memberships

Salary sacrifice schemes

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible work opportunities

Access to a Pension Scheme

Employee wellbeing and support services

Qualifications

• Proven skills and experience in a children's home or similar setting.
• Full UK Driving Licence is essential.
• Experience in supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist the RM in day-to-day operations of the children's home.
• Ensure the welfare and care of children align with current legislation.
• Provide guidance and support to residential staff.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Resilience

Leadership

Education

NVQ Level 3

Introduction to Management qualification

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29.06.2025

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13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Grade: H scp 27 £37,035 to scp 31 £40,476 plus 7% enhancement and Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa
Contract: Permanent, 24/7 service
Essential Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence
Essential Qualification: NVQ Level 3 and an Introduction to Management qualification

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The Role
We are looking to recruit a deputy manager for a 4 bedded childrens home.
The role is to assist the RM in day to day operations of the home including deputising for the manager in their absence. The role involves ensuring the welfare and care of children is of the highest standard in line with current legislation, leading to positive outcomes, assisting them into adult life.
You will provide guidance and supervision/ support to residential staff and manage aspects of the home, as directed by the RM.
You will also be part of the wider management team across the service and take part in a duty manager on call system.
You will take part in monthly Reg 44 visits and yearly Ofsted inspections.

About You
We are looking for a deputy manager or experienced worker wanting to progress into management, who has proven skills and experience in a childrens home or similar setting and is passionate about improving the lives and outcomes for children and young people in out care and places them at the centre of decisions/planning. You must be able to communicate with young people their families and other professionals, be flexible/adaptable, resilient, and have a calm approachable manner.

If you think you could be what we're looking for, apply now with your CV and covering letter.

Within your covering letter with specific reference to the job description and person specification please describe
1. your experience of working with children and young people.
2. your experience of supervising staff.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact [emailprotected]