Description Role: Service coordinator Salary : £37,300 per annum dependant on experience plus an on-call allowance of £1200 Location: Michinhampton, Gloucestershire Contract/Hours: Permanent, full-time working 37 hours a week plus 1 week every 6 weeks on call. Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal, Blue Light and CSSC cards eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Access to Health Shield services. We're offering a highly competitive rewards package, plus a comprehensive supervision and development programme to continue your professional development. Development and Career Progression: Clear pathways for progression into roles such as Registered Manager, Responsible individual or Area Manager, this includes action for children supporting and funding you to achieve your NVQ level 5 leadership and management qualification. Why Action for Children? At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 671,275 children and families across the UK. Residential care is one of our key growth areas – we have an expanding nationwide network of small, family-style homes. Through innovative care and support, we provide a safe, nurturing environment for disadvantaged children. A bit about the role: Rowan Tree House is a Forever home in a beautiful setting in Gloucestershire, the home is for a young person with complex needs and a high level of challenging behaviour with a care ratio of 4:1 with an experienced staff team. Rowan Tree House provides the young person who lives here with a home for life. Giving the young person stability, consistency, and appropriate, care, and support, while supporting them to integrate into the community as much as possible and achieve supported independence as they transition into adulthood. This is an exciting, challenging and rewarding role to work alongside our experienced Forever Home Manager as a deputy with the opportunity to make an impact on the young person’s future. We will actively support you in your role as deputy and provide you with regular supervision / APR process and specialist training including a commitment to achieve Leadership and Management qualification from our newly developed Professional Development Centre. How you will help to create brighter futures. Our vision is that every child and young person in the country has a safe and happy childhood. To help us achieve this, you will: Manage and lead a team of professional social care staff. Sustain and support a strong and high achieving team. To support and sustain a good working relationship with the young persons parent. Liaise with our key Stakeholders within and outside Action for Children. Support the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the home. Deputise in the Managers absence with support. To support with the regulatory transition between Ofsted and CQC. To attend appointments and activities with the young person by transporting them in the young person’s vehicle that you will be required to drive. Let's talk about you. Our job description at the bottom of the advert outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are: Passionate about making a positive difference in the young person’s life. Experience of supervising and supporting a staff team. To hold or to be willing to work towards a qualification relevant to the work or extensive experience and ongoing professional development. Knowledge and experience of quality assurance approach to children's/young adults services. Experience of analysing data and management information to support continual service improvement and development. Good to know: Interviews will take place in Stroud in person on Monday the 8 th of September 2025. Application Process: Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Erika Brinkman at recruitmentservices@actionforchildren.org.uk or 01923 361723 quoting reference 11808 Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Management Competency Framework Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services