Due to our current Assistant Manager relocating, we have an exciting opportunity to join us as an Assistant Homes Manager in our Therapeutic Children’s Home in Lincoln.
About the Role
This role reports to the Homes Manager and deputises in their absence, making executive decisions to ensure the safe running of the home and the services provided.
The aim within our home is to work alongside the complex needs team and highly specialist clinical psychologists to achieve family reunification or work towards other preferred outcomes for children and young people, such as remaining at the home, moving to foster care, independent living, supported lodgings, or specialised residential care.
As the Assistant Homes Manager, you will work alongside the Registered Homes Manager to go above and beyond in ensuring that the children and young people in your care are nurtured, praised, and understood. This results in our children thriving and making exceptional progress from their starting points.
The ideal candidate will be resilient and passionate about their work, able to take accountability and responsibility for the service, always ensuring the best possible care for those living and working within it. You will join a larger management team where peer support and guidance are provided, and you will be supported by a service lead to assist with the demands of the role.
We are looking for an Assistant Manager who:
* Has experience working with children with emotional or behavioural challenges and understands their needs
* Is supportive and passionate about developing people and the home
* Is child-focused, putting children first
* Is compassionate, yet firm and kind
* Has skills in quality assurance
* Has the energy and motivation to innovate and inspire others
* Has experience in multi-agency working
* Is flexible, creative, and adaptable to the needs of the home
* Is an experienced leader
* Willing to work towards a QCF Level 5 qualification or equivalent
Working hours are predominantly Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Flexibility is required to provide shift cover, including early, late, night shifts, bank holidays, sleep-ins, and weekends.
About the Homes
Robin House (Lincoln)
We specialise in providing excellent in-house care and support for four children and young people with diverse needs resulting from their early experiences. We aim to create a homely environment that exceeds their needs, enabling them to express themselves, feel safe, and enrich their lives.
Our model of care combines trauma-informed practice with social pedagogy, attachment theory, and therapeutic care models to provide the high level of care our children deserve. Our caring staff work alongside Complex Needs Mental Health Link Workers and other health professionals to develop personalized therapeutic care plans, which you will help develop and support.
"Seeing children achieve positive outcomes is by far the best thing"
Our Home - Please watch this video to get a feel of our homes from the children themselves.
About You
To be successful, you will need:
* A proven track record of effective leadership with residential care teams, stakeholders, statutory agencies, and multidisciplinary teams.
* At least two years of management experience within children's residential services.
* A QCF Level 3 or equivalent, with a willingness to work towards QCF Level 5 in Leadership and Management or similar qualifications.
* Ability to work with Ofsted to ensure compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Care Standards.
* A passion for supporting and developing staff and maintaining the home as a vital part of the community.
About Our Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits, including:
* A Contributory pension
* Excellent discount schemes and cycle-to-work scheme
* Flexible working policies
* Career progression opportunities
* Generous annual leave with options to buy additional days
Further details are available at: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
For an open and informal discussion about this role, please contact Charley White at Charley.White@lincolnshire.gov.uk or email maria.cowan@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Applications close on 18th August 2025, with interviews on 26th August 2025.
Please ensure you select Robin House on your application!
We wish you the best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon.
This position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates should read the attached job information pack before applying.
We reserve the right to close the application early if we receive a high volume of applications. We advise applying promptly.
Our talent pool scheme allows unsuccessful candidates to be considered for up to 3 months for similar roles.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to communicate effectively in spoken English is essential for this role.
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