Deputy Manager
Posted 6 days 4 hours ago by Sgscare
Job Title: Deputy Manager - Children's Home
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
Salary: Base salary of £32,349.49, with the potential to earn up to £35,606.77 per annum including sleep ins
Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 42 hours per week, rota basis with 2 days on / 2 days off, staggered starts (8am, 12pm or 2pm)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
Sleep ins: Sleep ins required, £62.64 per sleep
Service: Children's Residential Home
Service Users: Boys aged 6-18 with emotional and behavioural needs requiring therapeutic residential support
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
Experience Required: Previous experience within children's residential care, EBD, social care, residential care or youth work. Previous leadership or Deputy Manager experience preferred.
The Home: Our client provides therapeutic residential care focused on helping children and young people build resilience, confidence, emotional stability, and practical life skills within a structured home environment.
Number of beds: 4 beds
Who we are looking for:
- Experience within an Ofsted regulated children's residential setting
- Strong safeguarding and regulatory knowledge
- Experience supervising, mentoring or leading staff
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Understanding of the challenges faced by looked after children
- A willingness to learn and develop professionally
- A full, clean UK driving licence
- Flexibility to support other homes where required
Who you will be working for: Our client is an established provider of therapeutic children's residential care and education services.
Company type/size: Large specialist care provider
Why this home & company: This is an opportunity to join a well established therapeutic provider with strong operational infrastructure, structured support, and a clear focus on achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.
Progression: Excellent career progression opportunities across the wider organisation.
Training / qualifications:
- 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 rates
- Enhanced pay for Christmas Day and New Year's Day
- Enhanced DBS paid for
- Career progression opportunities
- Specialist therapeutic training
Ethos: Therapeutic, child centred, outcomes focused care.
Culture: Supportive, structured, collaborative, and development focused.
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 client's dedicated team, apply today. To apply, click the apply button or contact us for more information.
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