Deputy Manager - Children's Home

Deputy Manager - Children's Residential Home

Up to £40,000 (including sleep-ins) + L5 Funded + Blue Light Card

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Permanent | Full-Time

Are you a Senior or Deputy looking for a step up into a role where you can genuinely shape practice and influence change?

Do you want to join a supportive region of 8 homes, backed by a growing national organisation that invests heavily in development?

Are you passionate about therapeutic, trauma-informed care for young people with emotional and behavioural needs?

Then this could be for you…

As Deputy Manager, you'll step into a warm and established leadership team supporting children aged 8-18 with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

You'll work closely with the Home Manager, lead shifts, mentor staff, and help shape a therapeutic, structured environment where children feel safe, understood, and supported.

You'll be encouraged to bring your own creativity, leadership style, and ideas, helping to drive consistency, strengthen culture, and support positive outcomes.

If you're looking for a role where your development is prioritised and your impact is visible every day, this is the perfect next step.

What's in it for you?

• Total earnings up to £40,000
• Base Salary £33,664
• Sleep-ins at £62.64 each - £3,000 - £6,500 a year!
• Genuine career progression with funded pathways towards Registered Manager roles
• Enhanced pay scales based on qualifications and experience
• Fully funded qualifications, including Level 5 in Leadership & Management
• Paid induction and sector-leading training to set you up for success
• Supportive leadership with regular supervision, coaching and appraisals
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Employee wellbeing support via a 24/7 assistance programme
• Team meetings & staff voice forums to influence home development
• Blue Light Card & internal discount schemes for major retailers, days out & more
• NEST pension scheme
• Staff referral bonuses
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Real opportunities for progression within a growing, national organisation

About the Home & Organisation:

• Part of a region of 8 children's homes within a national organisation
• Supports young people aged 8-18 with EBD (emotional and behavioural difficulties)
• Committed to:

• Reducing restraint
• Language that cares
• Trauma-informed & therapeutic practice
• Staff development and internal progression

About the Role:

• Support the Home Manager with day-to-day leadership and operations
• Lead, inspire and mentor staff to deliver therapeutic, child-centred care
• Support children to feel safe, valued and understood
• Supervise and develop staff to maintain high standards of practice
• Help manage rotas, staffing and compliance
• Maintain strong safeguarding and Ofsted standards
• Take responsibility for the home in the Manager's absence
• Contribute to continuous improvement and service development

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a residential children's home (Senior or Deputy level)
• Level 3 or 4 Children & Young People qualification
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted regulations & safeguarding
• Experience with rotas, staffing and basic budgeting
• Confident, proactive, and able to lead by example
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Flexible to work long days and sleep-ins

Interested?

If you're ready to lead a service with autonomy, support, and meaningful progression, I'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or send your CV referencing the job title and location to:

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