We are seeking a Deputy Children's Home Manager to provide a steady, compassionate presence, lead the team, and be a consistent adult for the young people in our care. You will help create a space where children feel safe, respected, and empowered.
Responsibilities
* Lead with purpose: support the day-to-day running of the home, ensuring it is a safe, nurturing, and well-organised environment.
* Be a role model: work directly with children and young people, building relationships, supporting emotional wellbeing, and modelling positive behaviour.
* Support the team: guide and mentor staff, lead shifts, and help embed love-led practice across the home.
* Hold responsibility: deputise for the Registered Manager during absences, manage rotas, oversee safeguarding, and ensure compliance with Ofsted standards.
* Champion the child’s voice: ensure young people are actively involved in decisions about their care, routines, and future.
Qualifications and requirements
* Minimum 2 years' experience in residential childcare
* Experience as a Deputy Manager or Senior Support Worker
* QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
* Commitment to completing Level 5 in Leadership & Management
* A full UK driving licence
* Flexibility to meet the needs of the home
About the organisation
Homes2Inspire, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, and Somerset County Council have come together to create a new kind of care one that's trauma-informed, therapeutic, and rooted in love-led practice. Alongside children's homes, we're developing high-needs foster care, and therapeutic education.
You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team with access to clinical supervision, training, and support from mental health and social work professionals.
We review applications regularly and may interview before the closing date. Please note: personal information may be shared with Somerset County Council during the recruitment process. All successful candidates will undergo DBS and Right to Work checks.
Homes2Inspire is proud to be part of the Shaw Trust Group, a charity transforming lives across the UK.
Benefits
* Acomprehensive 3-week induction to help you settle in
* Award-winning wellbeing support and high staff engagement
* Opportunities to shadow and learn from NHS and Council colleagues
* Professional development pathways across the partnership
* 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
* Life assurance, healthcare cash plan, and high street discounts
Note: We welcome all applicants and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
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