Job Title: Deputy Manager – Children’s Home
Location: Carlisle
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, 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 £3,257.28 additional per year)
Service: Children’s Residential Home
Service Users: Boys aged 6–18 with emotional and behavioural needs requiring therapeutic residential care
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
Experience Required: Previous experience within children’s residential care, EBD, social care, residential childcare or youth work. Previous leadership / deputy management experience within a children’s 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 children’s 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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- 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 children’s 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
- 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 Year’s 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.
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