📍 Location: Congleton
💷 Salary: £15.50 - £17.00 per hour + Time & 1/3 for weekends and waking nights + £70 sleep-in allowance
🎯 Realistic OTE: £40,000 - £44,000+ per annum
⏰ Hours: Approximately 160-165 hours per month
🛏️ Sleep Rate: £70 per sleep
🏡 Service: Ofsted Registered Children's Home
👥 Service Users: Young People aged 10-17 with complex mental health needs, including Autism, ADHD, self-harm presentations and suicide risk
📄 Employment Type: Permanent | PAYE
🚫 Sponsorship is not available
Salary Breakdown
At the top rate of £17.00 per hour, weekend hours and waking nights are paid at Time + 1/3 (£22.67 per hour).
Based on a typical Deputy Manager rota discussed by the service:
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54 standard hours per fortnight
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28 enhanced weekend / unsocial hours per fortnight
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2 sleep-ins per fortnight
This would equate to:
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Standard Hours: £23,868 per annum
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Enhanced Hours: £16,504 per annum
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Sleep-Ins: £3,640 per annum
Indicative Annual Earnings: £44,012 per annum
This example is intended to demonstrate realistic earning potential and is based on an actual working pattern within the service. Actual earnings will vary depending on rota requirements, sleep-in frequency, weekend working and any additional overtime worked.
Overtime is available and paid in addition to the figures above.
The Opportunity
Our client is seeking an experienced Deputy Manager to join their specialist children's residential service in Congleton.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker, Team Leader or existing Deputy Manager looking to progress within a specialist therapeutic service supporting young people with complex mental health needs.
The provider specialises in supporting young people who may otherwise require inpatient mental health provision or who need a highly individualised therapeutic placement within the community.
The organisation operates a specialist model supported by an in-house multi-disciplinary mental health team, delivering bespoke care packages tailored to each young person's needs.
The Home
🏡 Large 8-bed children's residential home
🏡 Split into two separate living environments to create a smaller, more therapeutic setting
👥 Currently supporting 4 young people
📈 Operating with a maximum occupancy of 6 young people
🧠 Specialist mental health provision
🤝 Supported by an in-house multi-disciplinary team
🎯 Therapeutic and relationship-based approach to care
The home's structure allows young people to benefit from the resources and stability of a larger service whilst maintaining the feel and support of a smaller home environment.
Key Responsibilities
As Deputy Manager, you will support the Registered Manager in the day-to-day leadership and management of the home and assume responsibility in their absence.
You will be expected to have strong knowledge and practical experience in:
✅ Care Planning
✅ Case Management
✅ Staff Supervisions
✅ Actioning Regulation 44 Reports
✅ Risk Assessments
✅ Education Planning
✅ Working alongside Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs)
✅ Acting as Key Worker for young people
✅ Supporting safeguarding and behaviour management strategies
✅ Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards, SCCIF, Regulation 40 and Regulation 45
✅ Supporting Ofsted compliance and continuous improvement
Requirements
✔ Minimum 2 years' experience within an Ofsted Registered Children's Home
✔ Experience supporting young people with EBD, Autism, Mental Health needs or other complex presentations
✔ Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
✔ Strong leadership experience within residential childcare
✔ Full UK Driving Licence
✔ Access to a vehicle
✔ Confidence in supporting compliance, safeguarding and operational management
What's On Offer
🚀 Genuine progression opportunities into Registered Manager and senior leadership roles
🎓 Support towards Level 5 Leadership & Management in Residential Childcare
💷 Competitive salary structure with enhanced weekend rates, waking night enhancements and sleep-in payments
📈 Realistic earning potential of £40,000 - £44,000+ per annum
🧠 Specialist therapeutic environment supported by an in-house mental health team
🤝 Supportive leadership team and positive working culture
🏆 Opportunity to work within a highly specialist service delivering meaningful outcomes for young people
Important Information
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.
Individuals with only CQC experience and / or who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered.
Apply
If you are passionate about improving outcomes for young people with complex mental health needs and are looking to join a specialist provider offering genuine career progression and strong earning potential, we would like to hear from you.
