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Outward is seeking a passionate Deputy Manager for its Young People’s Supported Housing Team in London. The role involves leading services that empower young people to achieve independence, supporting staff, and maintaining high standards of housing care. Join this dynamic team to make a meaningful impact in the lives of care leavers and those facing housing challenges.
About Outward
For 50 years, Outward has been providing high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people across London, predominantly in North East London. Established by families seeking alternatives to institutional care, we’ve grown into a respected provider of person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex needs. We support over 1,000 people across nine boroughs, guided by our core values: engage, enable, and empower.
About the Role
Are you passionate about empowering young people and shaping services that support their journey to independence? Outward is seeking a dynamic Deputy Manager to join our Young People’s Supported Housing Team. This is your chance to make a real difference in the lives of care leavers and young people facing housing and mental health challenges. As Deputy Manager, you’ll take day-to-day responsibility for a group of services supporting young people transitioning to independent living. Working closely with a passionate and skilled team, you will ensure a high-quality, sensitive, and responsive supported housing management service across your designated patch.
You will play a key leadership role in the day-to-day running of one or more services, supporting the Supported Housing Manager in supervising staff, overseeing rota planning, promoting quality and compliance, and maintaining strong partnerships with families and professionals.
Key Responsibilities
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone with integrity, energy and a commitment to empowering people with complex needs to lead fulfilling lives. You will support the team to develop support plans and risk assessments that reflect people’s needs, preferences and aspirations; creating a culture where plans are actively implemented and reviewed so that people are supported in the way that they want
Requirements
Essential:
Desirable:
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.
Diversity at Outward
Outward applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection is carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership. Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and reasonable adjustments will be made to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview process.
As an employer, who aspire to become Disability Confident Committed, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you wish to be considered for an Offer Of an Interview (OOI) Pleasenote that the OOI is available to disabled candidatesonly. Regrettably, any false declaration of disability in order to secure aninterview will impact on your overall application
How to Apply
If you think you have the necessary skills and experience for this role please send your CV and a covering letter (preferably in one document). In your covering letter, outline your motivation for applying, how your skills align with the role, and highlight relevant achievements. In the subject line, please state clearly the role you are applying for and your name.
The closing date for all applications is 9th July 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. It would be great to hear from you.
Full JD available upon Request
We value everything our staff do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:
Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require a Basic DBS for successful candidates. This will be fully subsided by Outward.