Job Description

🌟 Deputy Manager - Children's Home 🌟
📍 Location: Mickleover, Derby
💷 Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 base salary + £62.64 per sleep-in (Potential earnings up to £38,516)
🕒 Working Hours: Full-time, including weekends – approx. 2 on / 4 off - working shifts and 9 to 5. Our deputies currently do 70% shifts and 30% admin work.
💤 Number of Sleeps Required: Around 10 sleeps per month
🛏️ Pay Per Sleep: £62.64
🏠 Service: Children’s Home
👥 Service Users: YPs with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
🎓 Qualifications Required: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or NVQ 3 in Caring for Children and Young People
📆 Experience Required: Minimum 1 year working with YPs with EBD
📑 Employment Type: Permanent

Number of beds: 1

Ofsted rated: Outstanding

Home stage: Established

🏡 The Home:

• Type of YPs: Young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

👤 Who we are looking for…

An experienced and committed Deputy Manager to support the daily operations of the home, ensuring exceptional care is delivered at all times. You will take a hands-on approach in leading the team and providing therapeutic support to young people while sharing the management responsibilities alongside the Registered Manager.

🏢 Who you will be working for…

• A growing organisation with multiple homes
• Focused on safeguarding and high-quality care
• Offering comprehensive support services for young people
• Committed to staff development and progression
• Encourages training, regular supervision, and appraisals

💡 Why this Home & Company…

✅ Opportunity for career progression into senior roles
✅ Supportive and nurturing culture
✅ Access to ongoing training & qualifications
✅ Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable young people
✅ Work in a professional, therapeutic, and forward-thinking environment

📋 Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Providing high-quality care and daily supervision for young people
• Taking charge of the home in the absence of the Registered Manager
• Supporting and supervising staff, including recruitment and training involvement
• Ensuring accurate records, logs, and reports are maintained
• Promoting and ensuring adherence to Health & Safety and safeguarding policies
• Attending and contributing to meetings, supervision, and appraisals
• Flexibility to work across other homes when required

❌ Sponsorship is not available.
❌ Individuals with only CQC experience and who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered.

📨 How to Apply:

If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in young lives and want to be part of a dedicated team, apply today!

Click the apply button or reach out to us for more information.

📧 For a confidential chat or to learn more, contact us at: job@sgscare.co.uk or 01423 393 120