Deputy Manager - Residential Care

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Location: Selby

Salary: £37,667 plus sleep-ins paid at £80 per night

Hours: 40 per week, generally a 2 on, 4 off rota including weekends. Shifts are generally 8am to 10.30pm and you can expect to do 4-6 sleep-ins per month.

What you’ll be doing

As a Deputy Manager, you’ll be part of a child’s everyday life and leading your team. You’ll help create a home where children feel safe and valued, and where children and team are encouraged to achieve their potential.

The day-to-day running of the home alongside the Registered Manager, providing cover in their absence

Leading, motivating and supporting the team to deliver safe, consistent, therapeutic care

Acting as a role model for trauma-informed practice, building strong relationships with young people

Supporting care planning, assessments, reviews and personalised care plans

Safeguarding children and young people by ensuring all policies, risk assessments and procedures are followed

Driving quality and compliance through audits, checks and inspections (e.g. Ofsted)

Coaching and developing staff through supervisions, mentoring and on-the-job support

Managing rotas and staffing levels so safe care is always in place

Working directly with children, offering support, stability and positive role modelling

Promoting a safe, loving, nurturing home where children can heal and thrive

No two days are the same, but every day matters.

Who we’re looking for

You will have previously worked in Residential Childcare and ideally already hold or be studying towards your Level 4 or 5 Diploma in Residential Care. You may be stepping up to your first Deputy role or already be a Deputy. We’re interested in who you are as much as what you’ve done.

Resilient and emotionally aware

Calm under pressure

Good at building relationships

Willing to learn and reflect

Committed to helping children thrive

The home is unreachable by public transport, so you will need your own car.

The practical bits

Full-time, permanent

Mixture of long days, evenings, weekends and sleep-ins

Fully funded training and qualifications

Ongoing development and progression opportunities

Regular supervision and reflective practice

Why people stay in this job

Because every so often, when you least expect it, you realise you’ve made a difference.

A young person trusts you enough to ask for help.

A child achieves something they never thought they could.

A conversation that seemed ordinary at the time becomes a turning point.

Those moments are why this work matters.

We’re driven by our core values and we look for these in every member of our team:

We Seek Out: we’re always looking for ways to do better

We Welcome: we include, respect and support everyone

We Inspire: we believe in every person’s potential

We Speak Out: we advocate for what’s right

We Serve Others: we act with compassion and purpose

Everything we do is inspired by our ambition that every child and young person we support builds the relationships that help them discover who they are, develops the skills and confidence to shape their own life, and learns how to connect with and contribute to the world around them.

We value your commitment and have crafted a package of health & well-being benefits:

Funded training, qualifications & career progression across YMCA services

Quarterly Campfires celebrating our impact

Wellbeing package (after probation): 24/7 GP access, health/dental cashback, Employee Assistance Programme

Minimum 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 with service

Discounted YMCA childcare & holiday clubs

£500 refer-a-friend bonus

Blue Light Card eligibility + 10% discount at YMCA Café and Malt Cross

YMCA Robin Hood Group is committed to equal opportunities, promoting diversity and creating an inclusive culture where all staff can thrive. If you need adjustments to support your participation in our recruitment process, please contact us in the first instance.

We follow rigorous safer recruitment processes to protect children, young people and adults at risk. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, reference checks and thorough vetting.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re looking for a career with purpose, challenge and the opportunity to genuinely change lives, we’d love to hear from you. Please share your CV with us!

We reserve the right to close the position earlier than advertised if required. Due to the large number of applications, we cannot provide specific feedback on shortlisting. For an informal conversation before applying, please reach out to us.