Deputy Children's Home Manager
Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, England
Ā£38000 - Ā£41640 per annum
Expiry date:26 Oct 2026
Start date:28 Jul 2026
Childrenās Homes
Children's Therapeutic Deputy Manager
š Location: Swindon
š° Salary: Up to Ā£38,000 per annum (depending on experience)
š· Realistic Earnings: Up to Ā£41,640 per annum (including one contracted sleep-in per week)
š¤ Sleep-In Rate: Ā£70 per sleep
š Ofsted Bonuses | Occupancy Bonuses | Wellness Benefits
š Full-Time | Permanent
š Full UK Driving Licence Required
Children's Therapeutic Deputy Manager ā 5-Bed Residential Home An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Deputy Manager to join a progressive provider of therapeutic residential childcare in Swindon.
Supporting a 5-bed children's home, you'll play a key leadership role in providing high-quality, trauma-informed care for young people with Learning Disabilities (LD) and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker, Team Leader, or Deputy Manager looking to join an organisation that genuinely invests in therapeutic practice, staff wellbeing, and career development.
About the Role Working alongside the Registered Manager, you'll help lead the day-to-day operation of the home, ensuring children receive exceptional, therapeutic care within a safe, nurturing, and structured environment.You'll support, mentor, and develop the staff team while promoting reflective practice, safeguarding, and positive outcomes for every child.
The role combines hands-on support with leadership and administrative responsibilities and includes a mixture of care shifts and dedicated management time.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Requirements
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment.
Apply Today If you're passionate about therapeutic childcare and ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.
Health Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private healthcare services. We supply work to Registered General Nurses (RGN), Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) and Healthcare Assistants (HCA). We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Health Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
š Location: Swindon
š° Salary: Up to Ā£38,000 per annum (depending on experience)
š· Realistic Earnings: Up to Ā£41,640 per annum (including one contracted sleep-in per week)
š¤ Sleep-In Rate: Ā£70 per sleep
š Ofsted Bonuses | Occupancy Bonuses | Wellness Benefits
š Full-Time | Permanent
š Full UK Driving Licence Required
Children's Therapeutic Deputy Manager ā 5-Bed Residential Home An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Deputy Manager to join a progressive provider of therapeutic residential childcare in Swindon.
Supporting a 5-bed children's home, you'll play a key leadership role in providing high-quality, trauma-informed care for young people with Learning Disabilities (LD) and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD).
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker, Team Leader, or Deputy Manager looking to join an organisation that genuinely invests in therapeutic practice, staff wellbeing, and career development.
About the Role Working alongside the Registered Manager, you'll help lead the day-to-day operation of the home, ensuring children receive exceptional, therapeutic care within a safe, nurturing, and structured environment.You'll support, mentor, and develop the staff team while promoting reflective practice, safeguarding, and positive outcomes for every child.
The role combines hands-on support with leadership and administrative responsibilities and includes a mixture of care shifts and dedicated management time.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Registered Manager with the day-to-day management of the home.
- Lead, motivate, supervise, and mentor the residential care team.
- Promote trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and therapeutic approaches throughout the service.
- Ensure the home consistently meets the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
- Complete and review care plans, risk assessments, behaviour support plans, and key documentation.
- Promote safeguarding and ensure all incidents and concerns are managed appropriately.
- Deliver meaningful staff supervisions, inductions, and ongoing coaching.
- Encourage reflective practice and continuous professional development.
- Build strong relationships with children, families, social workers, education providers, and healthcare professionals.
- Participate in the on-call rota and complete one contracted sleep-in each week.
Essential Requirements
- Minimum of one year's experience within a residential children's home, ideally as a Senior Residential Support Worker or Team Leader.
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, the Children's Homes Regulations, and Ofsted requirements.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and therapeutic practice.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Knowledge of PACE, attachment theory, and therapeutic parenting approaches.
- Experience supporting children with Learning Disabilities and Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties.
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or willingness to work towards the qualification.
- Salary of Ā£34,000 ā Ā£38,000 per annum.
- Realistic earnings up to Ā£41,640 including one contracted sleep-in each week.
- Ā£70 per sleep-in.
- Ā£250 Ofsted bonus per inspection.
- Monthly occupancy bonus.
- Company pension scheme.
- Comprehensive trauma-informed training programme.
- Integrated therapeutic support model and reflective practice.
- Funded Level 5 Diploma (where applicable).
- Dedicated mentoring and support from senior management.
- Staff wellbeing programme, including paid wellness days and birthday leave.
- Casual dress.
- Discounted or free meals whilst on shift.
- On-site parking.
- Genuine career progression opportunities within a growing organisation.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment.
Apply Today If you're passionate about therapeutic childcare and ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.
Health Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private healthcare services. We supply work to Registered General Nurses (RGN), Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) and Healthcare Assistants (HCA). We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Health Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
