Deputy Manager

Job Title: Deputy Manager – Children’s Home
Location: Wigton, Cumbria

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, rota basis with 2 days on / 2 days off, staggered starts (8am, 12pm or 2pm)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
Sleep-ins: Sleep-ins required, £62.64 per sleep

Service: Children’s Residential Home
Service Users: Boys aged 6–18 with emotional and behavioural needs requiring therapeutic residential support
Qualifications Required: Level 3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
Experience Required: Previous experience within children’s residential care, EBD, social care, residential care or youth work. Previous leadership or Deputy Manager experience preferred.

The Home:
Our client provides therapeutic residential care focused on helping children and young people build resilience, confidence, emotional stability, and practical life skills within a structured home environment.

Number of beds: 4 beds

Who we are looking for:
Our client is seeking an experienced and approachable Deputy Manager who can support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality care and operational leadership. You will be confident leading shifts, supporting staff development, maintaining compliance, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people.

You will ideally have:
• Experience within an Ofsted-regulated children’s residential setting
• Strong safeguarding and regulatory knowledge
• Experience supervising, mentoring or leading staff
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Understanding of the challenges faced by looked after children
• A willingness to learn and develop professionally
• A full, clean UK driving licence
• Flexibility to support other homes where required

Who you will be working for:
Our client is an established provider of therapeutic children’s residential care and education services.

Company type/size: Large specialist care provider

Why this home & company:
This is an opportunity to join a well-established therapeutic provider with strong operational infrastructure, structured support, and a clear focus on achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.

Progression:
Excellent career progression opportunities across the wider organisation.

Training / qualifications:
Comprehensive annual training including:
• 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 rates
🌟 Enhanced pay for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
🌟 Enhanced DBS paid for
🌟 Career progression opportunities
🌟 Specialist therapeutic training

Ethos:
Therapeutic, child-centred, outcomes-focused care.

Culture:
Supportive, structured, collaborative, and development-focused.

Sponsorship is not available.

How to apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client’s dedicated team, apply today.
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