Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager - Children's Residential (Activity & Intervention Service)

£35,631 - £37,112 + L5 Funded + Blue Light Card

Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Permanent | Full-Time | Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Are you an experienced Senior or Deputy who thrives in structure, challenge, and meaningful change?

Do you want to support young people who need a stabilising environment before moving on to long-term placements?

Do you enjoy combining therapeutic practice with outdoor activity, routines, and firm boundaries?
Are you ready for a leadership role with no sleep-ins, no night shifts, and a clear pathway to Registered Manager?

Then this could be for you…

This is a rare opportunity to step into a specialist short-term intervention service, offering intensive 7-12-week placements for young people aged 8-18 who require stabilisation following breakdown, crisis, or unsafe environments.

You'll be part of a fast-paced, structured, highly supportive service designed to build resilience, restore routines, and prepare each young person for their next long-term placement.
If you're calm under pressure, able to lead with compassion and boundaries, and want a role where you see rapid, meaningful impact - this environment will suit you perfectly.

What's in it for you?

Salary Starting from £35,631
28 days' annual leave
Free enhanced DBS
Clear progression pathway - including support towards Level 5 and internal Registered Manager opportunities
Enhanced pay scales based on qualifications & experience
Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
Fully funded qualifications & QCF learning
Paid, sector-leading training
Full induction programme
Blue Light Card access
NEST pension scheme
£500 Referral Scheme (split between staff)
Circle App for next-level internal communications
Supportive culture with consistent supervision, appraisal, and development

About the Home / Organisation:

A specialist Activity & Intervention Service delivering structured short-term placements (typically 7-12 weeks).
Supports children with EBD who require stabilisation, routine, and intensive support before a long-term placement.
Highly structured, high-energy environment focused on consistency, emotional regulation, and behavioural stabilisation.
Young people arrive with limited access to personal items (e.g. phones) to promote safety, structure, and engagement.
Strong emphasis on outdoor activities, confidence building and positive routines, but the role remains care-and-behaviour focused (not an activity coordinator role).
Operated by a well-established provider offering excellent internal progression, strong leadership, and high-quality training.
Supportive management culture, transparent, open, and focused on staff development.
Deputies here play a critical role in behaviour support, structure, and supporting transitions into new placements.

The Role:

As Deputy Manager, you will support the Home Manager with all operational, behavioural, and staffing aspects across the service. Your work will directly impact a young person's ability to stabilise, progress, and transition safely.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leadership & Practice:

Supporting the Manager with day-to-day operations, staffing, behaviour support, and safeguarding.
Providing leadership, mentoring, and supervision to the staff team.
Supporting decisions around referrals, matching, stabilisation plans, and risk management.
Leading shifts when required (role is largely office-hours but some flexibility is needed).

Young People's Support:

Helping young people develop routines, emotional regulation, and healthy boundaries.
Supporting participation in structured outdoor activities delivered by the wider team.
Monitoring wellbeing, behaviours, triggers, and progress.
Supporting transitions out of the service into their long-term placements.

Compliance & Quality:

Ensuring the home operates in line with care standards, legislation, and internal policies.
High-level recording, reporting, and behaviour documentation.
Supporting audits, reviews, and quality improvements.

Requirements:

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (Children's Pathway only)
Experience within children's residential care (minimum 12-18 months, ideally more)
Strong leadership qualities, resilience, consistency, and a calm approach
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-structure environment
Confidence managing challenging behaviours
Full UK Driving Licence + access to vehicle
Ability to work Monday-Friday, 9-5, with some flexibility

Interested?

If you're ready to lead a new service with autonomy, support, and meaningful progression, I'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or send your CV referencing the job title and location to:

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