Overview
Deputy Residential Manager – Children’s Home
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Fixed Term: 16 months (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £50,000 to £56,000 pa + benefits
Location: London, Zone 2 - Lambeth SW8
Women only – Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young women in care aged 13 – 17?
Our client is looking for a Deputy Manager to join their children’s home, supporting young people aged 13 – 17. This is a leadership role, but they are also very happy to consider experienced Senior Practitioners or Keyworkers with supervisory experience who are ready to step into management.
You will lead and inspire a team of Practitioners, ensuring care is always unconditional, trauma-informed, compassionate, and high quality. You’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted Quality Standards, while promoting a culture of love, kindness, authenticity, and professional integrity.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision of staff, promoting a supportive and reflective culture
* Ensure practice is trauma-informed, nurturing, and responsive to young people’s needs
* Support staff development through coaching, supervision, and performance management
* Contribute to care planning, risk management, and multi-agency working
* Uphold professional boundaries while modelling high standards of practice
* Lead on group and individual activities to support young people’s emotional, social, and educational development
This employer offers
* Competitive salary, pension, staff wellbeing fund, and travel allowance
* Monthly Management Coaching and 1-to-1 Supervisions
* Ongoing training & development
* Support to complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare
Every young person deserves care that is safe, kind, and unconditional. If you are ready to lead with compassion and inspire others, this employer would love to hear from you.
Timescales
Application submission: ASAP and before 5pm Friday 19th September
Interviews: 1st Round online on Teams from Monday 15th September
Start date: October 2025
Application Process
To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality
This employer is committed to embedding inclusive practices, promoting equality and valuing diversity in all of their activities. They understand and acknowledge the positive benefits that this commitment will bring to the young people they support, their staff and their partner organisations.
They are striving to be an employer of choice for all and take measures to ensure that they attract recruits from the most skilled and committed people regardless of their background. Whilst they can already be proud of some examples of excellent practice, they are not complacent and recognise that they can always do better.
No agencies please.
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