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Deputy Manager
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Not provided by the employer
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Experience Required:
1-3years
Experience Required:
Posted:
3 October 2026 (7 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
31 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
3-6 months contract with a local authority
Rate: 27.79 per Hour Umbrella
Weekend enhancement: 10% additional payment
On-call payment: 36.89 Umbrella
Sleep-in payment: 43.12 Umbrella
Summary
- This role involves working closely with the Registered Manager to provide leadership and support within a childrens residential home regulated by Ofsted. The position is crucial for ensuring the delivery of safe nurturing and person-centred care to children. The successful candidate will be responsible for operational leadership staff management quality assurance and maintaining regulatory compliance. This is a 3-6 month contract with a local authority offering a rate of 27.79 per hour under an umbrella company with additional payments for weekend work on-call duties and sleep-in shifts.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Registered Manager in the daily operations of the residential home.
- Provide leadership and guidance to residential care staff.
- Manage staff rotas to ensure adequate staffing levels.
- Conduct supervision sessions and manage staff performance.
- Mentor and develop staff to encourage best practices and continuous improvement.
- Foster positive relationships with children and young people.
- Support the creation and implementation of individual care plans.
- Ensure high standards of care and safeguarding practices are upheld.
- Perform quality assurance activities audits and service improvements.
- Review and audit case records reports and statutory documentation.
Requirements
- Significant experience in an Ofsted-regulated childrens residential home.
- Extensive experience supporting children with emotional behavioural mental health and complex needs.
- Previous experience in supervising or managing staff in a residential care setting.
- Experience in audits quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
- Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent NVQ Level 3 qualification.
- Enhanced DBS clearance and successful completion of Schedule 2 checks.
- Ability to work 37 hours per week including shift work weekends and on-call duties.
- Availability to attend the home outside normal hours if necessary.
Additional information to note
- Working hours: 37 hours per week
- Contract length: 3-6 months
- Expected end date: End of January
- Start date: ASAP
- Reason for interim requirement: Unable to recruit permanently therefore moving to agency provision
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Working pattern: Fully onsite
- No remote/hybrid working available
- Working Pattern & Additional Requirements
- Standard working hours are generally 9am-5pm
- Candidates will be required to undertake:
- Shift work
- Weekend working (approximately one weekend per month)
- On-call duties
- Candidates may be required to attend the home outside normal hours if needed. The Hiring Manager gave the example of potentially receiving a call at 3am and needing to attend the service.
- Enhanced DBS with barred list required.
- We work on bi weekly payment schedule.
- The role closes soon apply ASAP.
Required Skills:
The successful postholder will work alongside the Registered Manager to provide operational leadership staff support quality assurance and regulatory compliance ensuring children receive safe nurturing and person-centred care within an Ofsted-regulated environment.
Required Education:
The successful postholder will work alongside the Registered Manager to provide operational leadership staff support quality assurance and regulatory compliance ensuring children receive safe nurturing and person-centred care within an Ofsted-regulated environment.
