At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a passionate team in a therapeutic children's home, ensuring excellent care and support.
- Company: Join a growing organisation with an Outstanding management team dedicated to young people's well-being.
- Benefits: Earn up to £44k per annum, enjoy 30 days annual leave, and receive fully funded training.
- Other info: Exciting progression opportunities as the organisation expands with new homes.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young lives while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: 2+ years' experience in children's homes and a Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 38000 £ per year.
Are you an experienced team leader within a Children's home looking to progress under an ex‑Outstanding management team?
Job Details
- Home Type: 2‑Bedded EBD home – therapeutic PACE/DDP approach
- Location: Walsall Wood
- Basic Salary: £36,000 – £38,000 (DOE) + £50 per sleep‑in on top
- Overall Package: Up to £44k per annum
- Hours: 10 am‑10:30 pm on a rough 2 on 4 off pattern – flexibility required
- Progression: Opportunity to register a brand‑new home as a Registered Manager; enrol onto a fully funded Level 5 in Leadership & Management and learn a DDP informed approach
Who will you be working for?
Start your journey as a Trainee Registered Manager within this fantastic 2‑Bedded EBD home in Walsall Wood! This is a fledgling organisation with one small children’s home currently in Walsall with plans to expand with a second home in the Wednesbury area. They have been registered for just over a year and support young people that display social and emotional difficulties, behaviours that challenge, and come from traumatic backgrounds using a therapeutic PACE approach, informed by principles of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). You would be supported by an incredible senior management duo with prior success achieving Outstanding with Ofsted as Registered & Deputy Managers, now excelling in the Responsible Individual and Home Manager capacities, respectively. They are looking for an excellent individual with a drive to learn and progress with the organisation as they expand and look to identify their next class of managers in‑house.
Package & Benefits
- Basic Salary: Up to £38,000 p.a, depending on experience and qualifications, plus £50 per sleep‑in on top!
- Estimated Package: Earn up to £44,000 p/a based on 10 sleep‑ins per month!
- Annual Leave: Enhanced Holiday Entitlement of 30 days p/a!
- Learning & Development: Opportunity to complete a fully funded & accredited Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare qualification, paid induction programme, and continuous training opportunities, including the therapeutic "PACE" approach, and more!
- Progression Opportunity: This organisation is on the lookout for their next Trainee Registered Manager as they look to open a brand‑new home in Wednesbury in the near future
What Will The Role Entail?
As a Deputy Children’s Home Manager, you will be the backbone of the staff team whilst on shift. You will pull from your experience working in children’s homes to manage and lead your passionate team to ensure smooth operation of the home and second‑to‑none delivery of care for young people.
- Supporting the Registered Manager to operate the home to an excellent standard, adhering to Ofsted’s Children’s Home Act (2015), Quality Standards, and Safeguarding Procedures.
- Managing a staff team, completing supervisions and appraisals, and ensuring trainings are completed in line with Quality Standards.
- Developing and reviewing Ofsted required paperwork such as care plans, behaviour support plans, risk assessments, and regulated "Reg" reports & attending and engaging in LAC, EHCP, PEP and Pathway Planning meetings and reviews.
- Communicating effectively with young people, colleagues, families, and external professionals.
- Conducting administrative tasks such as health and safety checks, medication audits, rotas, finances, and taking part in recruitment activities and inductions.
- On‑call responsibilities; ensuring the home has your expert advice in out‑of‑hour crises.
Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience leading a team specifically within a children’s home environment.
- Level 3 or 4 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
- Full UK Manual Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
- Flexibility to carry out the shift pattern described at the top of the advert, including sleep‑ins and on‑call responsibilities.
- A genuine passion for supporting the well‑being and healthy development of young people, as well as for your staff team.
Any successful candidates will, as per Safer Recruitment guidelines, undergo an enhanced DBS check, references, and an employment history verification.
Contact Details:
Score Staffing Solutions Limited Recruitment Team
