Deputy Manager

• Children's Residential Home

• 2 Bed Complex EBD (Step down from secure/hospital settings)

• Wallasey, Wirral

• 9 to 5/Mon to Fri Shift Pattern

• Salary £37,000 to £40,000 per annum

This is a Deputy Manager role built for someone who has already proven themselves in complex, high need residential childcare and is ready for a home where that experience is valued and put to proper use. The young people here are often transitioning from secure units or hospital settings, many supported under Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, which means every day brings real relational and clinical decision making.

What makes this one worth a look

• Leadership that trusts you with responsibility from the outset, with interviews conducted jointly by senior leadership so you get a real sense of the team before you even start

• A young person whose needs are complex and specialist, meaning your Deputy Manager experience gets used at full capacity rather than underused in a lower need setting

• A salary of £37,000 to £40,000 that reflects the specialist nature of the work

• A home culture built around consistency, safeguarding excellence and strong multi agency working with social workers, clinicians and placing authorities

What you'll be doing

• Providing day to day operational leadership across the home, deputising fully for the Registered Manager when required

• Supporting young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs, including those transitioning from secure or hospital settings

• Managing DoLS processes and embedding statutory compliance into everyday practice across the staff team

• Leading, coaching and developing residential support staff, including shift oversight and performance management

• Working closely with external professionals including social workers, clinicians, education providers and placing authorities

• Contributing to care planning, risk assessment and safeguarding processes at a senior level

• Supporting the home through inspection readiness and ongoing quality improvement in line with Ofsted regulatory requirements

What you'll bring

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare as a minimum, with Level 5 achieved or in progress

• Proven experience at Senior Residential Support Worker, Team Leader or Deputy Manager level within children's residential care

• Confidence supporting young people with complex, high risk emotional and behavioural needs

• Strong working knowledge of DoLS, safeguarding legislation and Ofsted regulatory frameworks

• Natural leadership ability, someone who can hold a staff team together with warmth and clarity under pressure

• A full UK driving licence is ideal, though not essential for the right candidate

Why this role is different

• Specialist EBD and complex needs experience means your skills are used properly here

• Joint leadership interviews give you visibility of the team and culture before you commit

• A salary that has been set to reflect the seriousness and specialism of the role

If this sounds like the kind of Deputy Manager role you've been hoping would come along, one that matches your experience properly and puts you in a home doing genuinely meaningful work, get in touch for an honest conversation about what the role and the home are really like day to day.