Role Overview
Children’s Home Deputy Manager
* Salary: £34,097 per annum, rising to £35,680 following successful completion of your probation period. (Maximum potential £37,873, performance related)
* Location: Mundesley, Norfolk
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: 37 hours per week
About the Role
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a key role in opening one of Break’s solo children’s homes in Norfolk, helping to create a safe, stable, and nurturing environment for a young person in care.
Working closely with the Registered Manager, you will help shape the culture, standards, and daily operations of the home from the outset. You will provide clear leadership to the team, model outstanding childcare practice, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, child-centred care in line with regulatory and organisational standards. Depending on the needs of the home, a mixture of sleep-ins and waking nights may be required from time to time.
You will play a crucial role in building and maintaining a therapeutic, trauma-informed environment where young people feel safe, valued, and supported to achieve positive outcomes. You will supervise a team of Senior Support Workers and Support Workers, ensuring that children and young people are supported in their physical, psychological, emotional, and social development.
In partnership with the Registered Manager, you will ensure full compliance with Ofsted regulations and other essential statutory requirements, including safeguarding and health and safety standards.
Qualifications and Skills
* Diploma/NVQ Qualified (Minimum Level 3) in a social care related subject.
* The ability to inspire and motivate your team and young people within the service.
* Promote a culture of high standards and excellent performance.
* A caring, compassionate and resilient nature.
Benefits
* Free, career-enhancing qualifications.
* “Golden hello” scheme: £500 paid one month after start and a second £500 at the six-month mark (subject to conditions and not available to recruitment agency referrals).
* Referral scheme offering the same two payments if you recommend a candidate who is employed with Break in care services.
* 31 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays).
* Annual leave purchase.
* Additional service-related holiday from 2 years.
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* Company funded medical cash plan.
* Enhanced sick pay and family friendly leave.
* Pension salary sacrifice.
* Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
* Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (membership fee reimbursed).
* Access to multiple Wellbeing initiatives.
* Opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through our Staff Consultation Forum.
* Cycle to Work and Tech scheme.
* And more.
Equal Opportunity Statement
People are our biggest asset. We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
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