Deputy Manager - Children's Home
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Deputy Manager - Children's Home
- Job Location: Gloucester
- Salary: £39,186 - £44,428 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 15/05/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 9411
- This post is open to job share
Do you want to be at the forefront of practice and take a lead role in developing a new service within which you are able to model excellent needs-led support with children in care and care leavers?
Are you passionate about getting it right by working alongside the Registered Manager and supporting a staff team who champion innovative interventions alongside young people who are preparing to transition into the community and adulthood?
Well, here is your opportunity to do so because we’re looking for a Deputy Manager to work as part of the management team and lead the service at one of our new children’s homes which we’re currently preparing to register with Ofsted.
We know that outcomes for care leavers are often poor and that preparation to enable them to fulfil their potential as adults, can fall short at times. We have therefore designed Kingsholm House, a detached Victorian house, to address this need for those young people placed there and help them prepare for that transition as early as possible, and within a stable and supportive environment. We have spared no expense in terms of the refurbishment of the building, which comprises a mix of traditional bedrooms (all en-suite) and self-contained semi-independent flats for up to 8 young people. The accommodation is of an exceptionally high standard as we want our young people to have the best start when supporting them in care and with their transition to independence.
To see more information on our new children's homes, click here
Right Child, Right Support, Right Time, Every Time
Gloucestershire’s vision is ‘Working together to support families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help’. Implementation of our ambitious improvement and transformation plans are creating the optimum conditions within which our staff can make a real difference and improve outcomes for children. The investment we’ve made in our in-house residential strategy demonstrates our commitment to getting this right for our children and young people.
About us
In line with our needs analysis, we are opening children’s homes which cater for a mix of age ranges (from 10 years upwards) and needs. These include homes caring for those who need a period of stability in a group care environment to enable them to move back to a family setting, to those for older young people, who need to be supported for a longer period in a children’s home and supported into independence.
All our homes will offer a service to those children and young people for whom residential care is a placement of choice, and are assessed to be the most appropriate resource to enable them to fulfil their potential. We’re committed to working with our statutory partners as part of a trauma-informed, integrated approach which focuses holistically on what needs to change in order to achieve timely permanence. Our health partners have actively invested in our vision.
About you
If you are passionate about delivering stable homes built on love and care deeply about supporting our most vulnerable children and young people, then you’ll be interested in helping move our residential strategy forward from concept to delivery.
If you have relevant experience of working as a Senior Residential Practitioner or Team Leader in a children’s home or are already operating as a deputy manager in this setting and are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people in care, we would like to hear from you. There are lots of opportunities for you to join a workforce with great training and career development, supported by our highly regarded Social Work Academy.
About the role
You will be an integral member of the management team and will be supporting the Registered Manager in the day-to-day operations and management of the home. This includes leading on key functions to ensure the smooth running of the service. You will be required to deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager, and be responsible for establishing, overseeing, and participating in a rota system and an on-call system.
You will be:
• actively engaging with children in the ongoing development of the service
• providing leadership and guidance
• contributing to the support of those residing in, and newly admitted to, the home
• conducting regular supervisions with staff to ensure a high quality of care is continuously delivered.
As well as your experience of working in children’s homes, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post:
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• evidence of continued professional development.
• a full driving licence and willingness to drive.
• DBS clearance
Interviews will be held in person in Gloucester on 22nd May 2025
For an informal chat about this role, please email ChildrenHomeRecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk and someone will get in touch with you and respond to any questions you may have.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Deputy Manager Children's Home Job Profile
This position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.