Deputy Manager

Job Title: Deputy Manager – Children's residential home
Location: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent

About the role:
We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Deputy Manager or Team Leader to join an new children's residential home over in Stoke-on-trent. The home is registered for up to three children and young people from 6-13 years old.

You will be working for a small residential provider, who support and provide residential homes' for children and young people, many will have experienced numerous placements in foster care, children's homes, and inpatient mental health services and have often been diagnosed with mental health and/or developmental difficulties.

Your key responsibilities as the Deputy Manager:
As Deputy Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Registered Manager in leading a dedicated team, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained. You will be instrumental in developing staff, enhancing care practices, and ensuring the home operates within regulatory frameworks. Your leadership will be vital in empowering both staff and the children in our care, guiding them towards brighter futures.

• You will be ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential
• You will support the Registered Manager by organising and leading a team of Residential Child Care Workers. You will lead the team as their role model, planning shifts, and working as part of the rota.
• Work with your team to promote the principles of therapeutic parenting as a way of caring for children and young people.
• You will offer continual support, share knowledge, and provide supervision to team members ensuring that they are able to fulfil their daily duties.
• Promote learning and development opportunities and ensure that the team are motivated to continually strive for improvement and best practice.
• Carry out an essential and valuable role supporting the Registered Manager in training, health and safety, safer recruitment, HR, and administrative duties.
• You will build long lasting relationships with your team, develop positive relationships with families and communities, and liaise with multi-agency partners to ensure the continual welfare and development of our children and young people.

What you need:

• Hold a Level 3 or 4 in Residential Childcare.
• Hold at least 3 years' experience within a children's residential homes and 1 years' experience at a Senior or Team Leader level
• Hold a Full UK driving licence 
• Have strong knowledge around Children's Homes regulations (2015), Children's Homes Regulations including the quality standard

Benefits:

• A robust induction programme, full training and continuous learning and development
• Sleep-in allowance paid.
• Meals provided on shift.
• Free onsite parking.
• 25 days of annual leave per year plus bank holiday entitlement.