Join Our Mission to Transform Lives: Deputy Care Manager Opportunity
Location: Norbury & Croydon (On-site)
Salary: £37,900
Hours: 42 hours per week (two days on, three days off, on a five-week rolling rota) including sleep-in duties
About us:
At Oasis Manor Care, we're dedicated to creating safe, nurturing, and supportive homes for children. Our mission is to nurture and develop positive childhood experiences and build strong, trusting relationships between children and their carers. We specialise in caring for children aged 6 to 17 with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, providing a structured and compassionate environment where young people can heal, grow, and thrive.
The Role:
We're excited to expand our team and invite applications for a Deputy Care Manager. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting the leadership and operations of one of our new homes. You'll work closely with the Registered Care Manager to develop a high-quality care team and ensure outstanding support for up to two children.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and Supervise: Guide a small team with training and professional support.
* Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and maintain high standards of record-keeping.
* Collaboration: Build strong relationships with external professionals and agencies.
* Child-Centred Reviews: Take a leading role in reviews, safeguarding processes, and professional meetings.
* Ofsted Inspections: Support inspections and ensure regulatory standards are met.
* Leadership: Assume leadership responsibilities in the absence of the Registered Manager.
* On-Call Duties: Participate in on-call duties across the organisation as required.
Requirements:
* Candidates must have at least 1 year of experience as a Deputy Manager or a minimum of 2 years as a Senior Residential Support Worker in a residential child care setting within the last 5 years.
* Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
* Supervision experience.
* Understanding of Ofsted and the inspection process.
* Good knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
* Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.
* Strong leadership, communication, and record-keeping skills.
* Ability to lead in reviews and meetings and advocate for children's needs.
* Ability to take on call responsibilities.
What We Offer:
* A chance to be part of a growing and forward-thinking organisation committed to excellence in care
* Career development and training opportunities
* A supportive and collaborative team environment
* Monthly employee awards
* Therapeutic training
* Fully funded Youth Work Degree Apprenticeship
Please note: We value authenticity and ask that you write your cover letter personally; we will not consider applications with AI-generated content.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £37,900.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Health & wellbeing programme
Application question(s):
* Please provide one strength and one weakness of yours
* What are some of the legislations surrounding Children's Residential Care?
* Please tell us about a time when you had to manage a child protection incident in the absence of the manager.
* What is your leadership style?
Experience:
* Residential Childcare: 3 years (required)
* Residential Management: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
* Fluent English (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (required)
* DBS (preferred)
* Right to Work status (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person