Deputy Manager - Children's Residential Care
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Salary
£40,000 to £43,500
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 December 2026
43 days leftJob description
Deputy Manager – Children’s Residential
Location: Leatherhead
Salary: £40,000 - £43,500
Hours: 40 hours per week, typically Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm; flexibility required, including on-call duties
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
We are looking for an experienced Deputy Manager to join a children's residential home supporting children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural and trauma-related needs.
Working alongside the Registered Manager, you will help ensure the home provides safe, high-quality, child-centred and therapeutic care in line with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
The role is a 50/50 split between management duties and direct care, allowing you to remain actively involved with the children and the day-to-day running of the home.
- Deputise for the Registered Manager and take responsibility for the home in their absence.
- Provide strong leadership, guidance and support to the care team.
- Support staff with their performance, development and training.
- Manage staff rotas, staffing levels, sickness and annual leave.
- Conduct staff supervisions, appraisals and development plans.
- Ensure care records, incident reports, risk assessments and safeguarding documentation are accurate and up to date.
- Support Ofsted compliance, audits, inspections and Regulation 44 monitoring visits.
- Promote high standards of safeguarding, child protection and risk management.
- Support care planning and ensure children receive consistent, nurturing and individualised care.
- Promote PACE-informed and trauma-informed practice – Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy.
- Work with therapists, psychologists, social workers, local authorities, schools, healthcare professionals and families.
- Undertake direct shifts, supporting children's emotional wellbeing, routines, education, health and development.
- Participate in an on-call management rota and respond appropriately to emergencies when required.
You will be an experienced Senior Residential Childcare Worker, Deputy Manager, Team Leader or similar with a strong understanding of children's residential care.
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a senior or supervisory role within children's residential care.
- Experience supporting children and young people with complex needs, challenging behaviour, trauma or emotional difficulties.
- Experience of staff supervision, leadership and team development.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and care planning.
- Experience working within Ofsted-regulated children's homes.
- Experience of multi-agency and/or therapeutic working.
- Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills.
- The ability to remain calm and make sound decisions in challenging or emergency situations.
- A caring, resilient and child-centred approach.
- Ability to balance management responsibilities with direct care.
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare – Essential
- Full UK Driving Licence – Essential
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare – desirable or willingness to work towards it.
Deputy Manager | Deputy Children's Home Manager | Children's Residential Deputy Manager | Residential Childcare | Children's Residential Care | Children's Home | Registered Manager | Senior Residential Support Worker | Senior Childcare Worker | Team Leader | Children and Young People | Ofsted | Safeguarding | Child Protection | Trauma-Informed Care | PACE | Therapeutic Care | Complex Needs | Challenging Behaviour | Care Planning | Staff Supervision | Staff Management | Quality Standards | Children's Homes Regulations 2015 | Regulation 44 | Level 3 Residential Childcare | Level 5 Leadership and Management
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Reed
First seen
9 September 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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