Deputy Manager - Lyric Children's Home
Devon County Council
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Salary
£41,177 to £45,529
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Closing date
27 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
6 Month Secondment
Full Time 37 hours per week
We are looking for a passionate and proactive individual to join our team and make a positive impact on the lives of the children and families we work with. This role provides a vital contribution to the delivery of the high-quality care we offer to children with complex needs.
The role will be based in our children's home in Okehampton.
We provide ongoing personal development tailored to your specific training needs, including access to the level 5 diploma.
This post attracts enhancements for unsocial hours working.
- Starting rate at £21.34 per hour
- Rising to £23.50 per hour
- Overnight is £28.45 per hour, rising to £31.34
- Saturday is £32.01 per hour, rising to £35.25
- Sunday and bank holidays are £42.68 per hour, raising to £47.00
Deputies work alongside the Registered Managers to ensure effective running of the home to include oversight and quality assurance.
They will support the staff team helping to embed a high-performance culture by helping your team to continually develop their skills so that they can achieve the best outcomes for our children and their families. The Deputy will also lead on delegated areas of running the Home and represent the Registered Manager as required.
Through reflective supervision meetings with your team, you’ll champion their personal and professional growth.
Alongside your role as a people manager, you will also be responsible for the allocation and oversight of care within the home, ensuring quality standards are maintained, as well as supporting the team to identify areas for improvement and decide when to take protective action.
- Experience working with children
- Experience of supervising and mentoring staff
- Whilst previous management experience is desired, we welcome applications from candidates looking to take the next step in their careers
- We would welcome registrants and non-registrants
Please note that the ability to drive with access to your own vehicle, a valid UK driving licence and business insurance is essential to the role.
What we can offer you
- We’re embedding our new restorative practice approach across our teams and investing in training our staff and managers to build, maintain and repair relationships with our children and families.
- In recognition of the vital contribution you make, we offer an attractive package of benefits including:
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities through our digital learning platform
- 26 days paid annual leave per year (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays, rising to 33 with length of service
- Access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support you to balance the demands of everyday life – available 24/7
- Auto enrolment onto our Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
Please ensure, when completing your application form, that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if a sufficient amount of applications have been received, so we recommend applying early.
Candidates may find it helpful to download the HMRC app, which can provide an accessible summary of your employment history with dates to support your application.
Note: We do not sponsor Visa’s for this post. UK Right to Work is required.
For more information please contact charlotte.burgess@devon.gov.uk
The interview date for this post will be Tuesday the 3rd November 2026.
If you do not hear back within 7 days of the closing date then you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
Please click here to see the Job Description
- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
- For details on the use of AI in applications and Devon County Council’s use of AI in Recruitment please see Use of AI in Our Recruitment Processes - Working for Devon | Devon County Council
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
- We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required.For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
- This role requires a DBS disclosure.
How to apply
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First seen
17 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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