A fantastic opportunity for a professional Deputy Manager to join our clients Residential Children's Home. Working in a values-led, regulated care environment, solving complex safeguarding and team leadership challenges, and supporting children and young people with SEMH and complex needs.
This role offers stability within a growing and well-invested organisation, exposure to services that prioritise child-centred outcomes and emotionally resilient leadership, and the chance to continue developing leadership and compliance capability. Focusing on maintaining high-quality, care-led practice within a stable home.
The Role
In this role, you will spend most of your time supporting the Registered Manager with the day-to-day leadership of the home, ensuring safeguarding, care planning, and regulatory standards are consistently upheld. You will work closely with residential teams, external professionals, and senior leaders to deliver safe, compliant, and child-focused outcomes. This role balances hands-on leadership within the home with oversight of quality, compliance, and staff development, providing clarity on expectations from day one.
Essential requirements
* Proven experience within a regulated children’s residential care setting at senior, lead, or deputy level.
* Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children & Young People) and working towards, or willing to enrol on, a Level 4 or 5 leadership qualification.
Benefits
Structured progression towards Registered Manager level, funded leadership and professional development, competitive pay and recognition schemes, and a supportive working environment that values safeguarding, emotional resilience, teamwork, and long-term career security.
If this Deputy Manager role sounds like a strong match for your experience and career goals, we encourage you to apply. Submit your application, and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss next steps.
Since 1951, Drake International has connected people with meaningful work across the UK and globally. We are committed to inclusive, equitable hiring and a respectful recruitment process in line with the Equality Act 2010. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship support.
*Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by our recruitment team for an initial conversation.