Deputy Manager (Children's Residential)

You will:

• support and work alongside the Registered Manager to ensure the home meets with the requirements of the Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
• oversee the effective day to day running of the children's home whilst being responsible for direct supervision and support of the residential team.
What you can expect from us: We have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going. We have an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow. We have a selection of free courses for you to learn new things, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining. You will have a monthly 1:1 reflective space with the manager and offer comprehensive support to a team of Residential Workers. There will be a lot of opportunity to network with other professionals that support children.


• experience of working in a management role and working with children and young people in a residential setting.
• minimum of NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Caring for Young People.
• ideally NVQ/QCF Level 4 or above in Management or that you would be committed to doing this qualification with us once in post.
• Passion - Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small). We are looking for passionate practitioners who truly care and want to make a difference to children, young people and families.
• Challenge - Some days will be tough, for our children, for you, and for your colleagues - we're after someone who is dedicated and committed, and who will always go that extra mile for our children (even on the bad days). Working as part of a close professional team is really important and you will need to be a team player to get through those tough times.
• Forward thinking - We are an expanding service with big ideas and aspirational views. We are looking for workers who can join our team and join us on this exciting journey, making contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service for our children
• Values - do your values aligned to those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative
We encourage our children to participate and get involved in all decisions, and recruitment is no different. It is really important to us that anyone joining the residential team has the skills, abilities, and outlook that our children tell us they need from us., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

We are committed to providing the best care and support, fostering lifelong relationships with our children. Creativity and fun are at the core our approach, both inside and outside the homes. Our specialist teams support children and young people across Staffordshire, with numerous vacancies available. As we continue to develop and enhance our in house residential service, we currently have 5 vacancies, 1 in Stafford and 4 across Staffordshire. Working hours vary between the homes, but we operate on 15 hour shifts on a 1 on 2 off basis or a mix of early and late shifts. Our new increased pay range also recognises the challenging nature of the role. We embrace strength-based approaches and offer a rewarding work-life balance. Hear more from Natalie on what its like to work here., The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire