Deputy Manager

Job Title: Deputy Manager Childrens Home
Location: Carlisle

Salary: Base salary of 32349.49 with the potential to earn up to 35606.77 per annum including sleep-ins
Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 42 hours per week shift pattern on rotation (2 days on / 2 days off) with staggered start times of 8am 12 noon or 2pm
Employment Type: Permanent Full-time
Sleep-ins: Sleep-ins required at 62.50 per sleep (up to 3257.28 additional per year)

Service: Childrens Residential Home
Service Users: Boys aged 618 with emotional and behavioural needs requiring therapeutic residential care
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
Experience Required: Previous experience within childrens residential care EBD social care residential childcare or youth work. Previous leadership / deputy management experience within a childrens home preferred

The Home:
Our client provides therapeutic residential care designed to help children and young people build resilience confidence emotional stability and essential life skills within a structured and nurturing environment.

Number of beds: 4-bed childrens home

Who we are looking for:
We are seeking an experienced and approachable Deputy Manager who can support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality care and operational excellence.

You will ideally be a confident leader who can motivate staff maintain strong standards and create a positive culture for both children and colleagues.

Key responsibilities include:
Supporting the Registered Manager in the day-to-day running of the home
Ensuring the home operates in line with the Statement of Purpose
Leading staff supervision appraisals induction and development
Maintaining safeguarding compliance health & safety and regulatory standards
Supporting budgeting record keeping and financial oversight
Leading quality assurance and service improvement initiatives
Monitoring the condition safety and presentation of the home
Promoting equality diversity and child-centred practice
Supporting multi-home operational needs where required

You will need:
Strong understanding of the challenges faced by children in care
Excellent communication and listening skills
A willingness to learn and lead from the front
Enhanced DBS eligibility
Full clean UK driving licence

Who you will be working for:
Our client is a specialist therapeutic childrens care provider delivering residential care and education services for children and young people.

Company type/size: Established specialist provider

Why this home & company:
This is an opportunity to join a therapeutic provider with a strong focus on child development structured care and staff development. The service is designed around helping young people overcome challenges and achieve positive long-term outcomes.

Progression:
Excellent career progression opportunities available within the wider organisation

Training / qualifications:
Comprehensive annual training including:
Therapeutic Parenting
PACE
Attachment Theory
Child Development

Benefits:
6 weeks annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount scheme with major retailers
Employee Assistance Programme / wellbeing support
Enhanced overtime pay
Enhanced pay for Christmas Day & New Years Day
Career progression opportunities
Enhanced DBS paid for

Ethos:
Therapeutic child-centred resilience-focused care

Culture:
Supportive structured collaborative development-focused leadership environment

Sponsorship is not available.

How to apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our clients dedicated team apply today.
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