Deputy Manager - Childrens Residential Care

Job Title:

Deputy Manager – Children’s Home

Location: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £15.65 per hour plus sleeps and excellent overtime rate
Working Hour: 40 hours per week
Hourly Rate: £15.65
Service: Children’s Home
Service Users: YPs – EBD, SEMH, Trauma, CSE, CCE

• Location: Stoke on Trent
• Type of YPs: EBD, SEMH, Trauma, CSE, CCE

A Deputy Manager who can support the Home Manager in all aspects of running the home, including:

• Compliance, safeguarding, and quality assurance
• Financial planning and resource management
• Leading and inspiring a team, including staff supervision, appraisal, and professional development
• Managing the home in the absence of the Registered Manager
• Maintaining a safe, homely environment and high standards of care
• Health & safety management, risk assessments, and training compliance
• Liaising with professionals and contributing to care planning

You must have:

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• Level 3 Children & Young People’s Workforce Qualification
• At least 1 year experience as a Senior Residential Care Worker in a Children’s Home
• Ability to be a great role model to looked after children
• Strong leadership, team management skills, and ability to build trusting relationships
• Genuine care and compassion for looked after children
• Flexibility to work shifts including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays

• Established provider in children’s residential care
• Supportive senior management team
• Focus on staff development, wellbeing, and professional progression

• Opportunities to progress into Registered Manager or senior leadership roles

• Access to high-quality CPD and professional development
• Face-to-face therapeutic SHINE programme

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card, and MyGym discounts
• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Comprehensive induction programme (face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing)
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential support
• Focus on wellbeing, support, and professional development
• Supportive management and senior leaders

• Child-centred and outcomes-focused

• Supportive, professional, and team-oriented

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Sponsorship is not available

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join a professional and dedicated team, we encourage you to apply today.

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