Deputy Manager

Job Title: Deputy Home Manager – Children’s Residential Care
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, North West
Salary: £34,300 per annum
Employment Type: Permanent (40 hours per week)

Job Description

We are recruiting a Deputy Home Manager – Children’s Residential Care to join an established children’s residential setting in Liverpool, Merseyside. This is a management-focused opportunity where you’ll help lead a therapeutic, trauma-informed service and support the team to deliver outstanding outcomes for young people.

Key Responsibilities

As a Deputy Home Manager – Children’s Residential Care based in Liverpool, your daily duties will include:

• Leading day-to-day operations alongside the Registered Manager and deputising when required
• Delivering high-quality staff supervision, performance management, training, and rota support
• Driving safeguarding practice, compliance auditing, accurate record-keeping, and continuous improvement
• Supporting care planning and risk management to ensure consistent, child-centred practice
• Contributing to inspection readiness and quality assurance activity

Requirements & Qualifications

To be successful as a Deputy Home Manager – Children’s Residential Care, you will need:

• Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare / relevant Health & Social Care qualification
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Deputy Manager within a residential children’s home
• Strong knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, and safeguarding
• Enhanced DBS Check (Update Service preferred)
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (preferred)
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (Residential Childcare) or willingness to work towards it

Benefits & Work Environment

• Performance-related bonus scheme
• Fully funded training (including support towards Level 5)
• Career progression with supportive senior leadership
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Company pension, paid annual leave, sick pay, and free on-site parking

If you’re ready to take the next step in your leadership career, apply today.
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