Deputy Residential Manager - London - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Deputy Residential Manager for a permanent opportunity working full time in Southwest London. Responsible for managing and supervising staff to ensure high standards of care, the ideal candidate will have substantial experience in a senior role within a Children’s Home and hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare. The position offers a competitive salary up to £56,000 per annum, alongside benefits like pension and ongoing training.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Staff wellbeing fund

Travel allowance

Monthly Management Coaching

1-to-1 Supervisions

Ongoing training & development

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in a senior role within a Children’s Home, including Senior/Keyworker/Practitioner.
• Strong working knowledge of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 & the quality standards.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop, and challenge staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise staff, ensuring performance management and clear guidance.
• Monitor staff practice for alignment with trauma-informed principles.
• Lead crisis responses and model trauma-informed support strategies.
• Chair statutory meetings to ensure accurate information sharing.
• Develop and maintain personal care plans for young people.

Skills

Leadership skills

Knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015

Motivational abilities

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Residential Manager to work full time Fixed Term (16 months) for Young Futures, based in Southwest London.

The salary for this permanent Deputy Residential Manager job is up to £56,000 per annum.

• Line manage and supervise up to seven Practitioners, ensuring appropriate induction, monthly reflective supervision, annual appraisal, and clear performance management.
• Monitor and evaluate staff practice to ensure it aligns with trauma-informed principles, safeguarding standards, and professional boundaries.
• Encourage and model reflective practice to improve performance and delivery of high standards of care.
• Lead by example in responding to crises, using de-escalation, safety planning and trauma-informed behaviour support strategies.
• Maintain oversight of impact/risk assessments for new referrals and ensure they are dynamic, evidence-based, and reflective of young people’s changing needs.
• Promote a safeguarding-first culture where staff recognise, record, and respond appropriately to risk, exploitation, or harm.
• Chair or contribute to statutory meetings (CLA Reviews, PEPs, Strategy Meetings, Placement Stability, etc) ensuring accurate information sharing and robust multi-agency collaboration.
• Ensure every young person has opportunities to express their wishes, feelings, and aspirations – embedding participation in all aspects of care planning.
• Ensure each young person has an up-to-date Safety & Care Plan that is shared in accessible formats.
• Model management of young people for practitioners including challenging young people’s behaviour
• Set and maintain high expectations for staff behaviour, communication, and decision‑making.
• Create a culture of reflective practice, emotional safety, and learning from incidents, ensuring staff are supported to manage the emotional impact of trauma work.
• Take responsibility for ensuring policies, procedures, and statutory requirements are consistently applied.
• Competitive salary, pension, staff wellbeing fund, and travel allowance
• Monthly Management Coaching and 1‑to‑1 Supervisions
• Ongoing training & development
• Support to complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare

Requirements of this Deputy Residential Manager job:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent qualification).
• Substantial experience in a senior role within a Children’s Home (This can include Senior/Keyworker/Practitioner).
• Strong working knowledge of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 & the quality standards.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop, and challenge staff.

Contact:

This Deputy Residential Manager job is advertised by Neil Clements ; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two‑time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.