Children’s Homes Deputy Manager

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:
Open and fair:
We are fair, open, and transparent. Nurture and develop:
We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best. Engage and empower:
We talk and listen to others, working together as one. Create and innovate:
We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve. Own and be accountable:
We work together to deliver the best services for our residents. Value and respect:
We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

We offer warm, family-style homes for children aged 10–18, providing individualised care tailored to each child’s needs. Our homes across Coventry are places where children can feel safe, supported and able to grow. As our service expands this is an exciting time to join us.

Our homes truly feel like home – offering stability and genuine care. Our strategy is shaped by the views and experiences of both our children and our carers – you’ll help set the standards of excellence. We offer outstanding opportunities for training, development, and progression within our service.

Learn more about our Children’s Homes, career pathways, opportunities and rewards and benefits on Children’s homes jobs – Coventry City Council.

We regularly ask our children how they want to be cared for, and they’ve told us that:

• They want to be truly listened to and respected as individuals
• They want to feel safe in a supportive environment
• They value help to reach their full potential, develop independence, build strong relationships, and stay connected to familiar places and schools

Above all, they wish to make lasting, happy memories with caring adults who won’t give up on them.

By joining our management team, you’ll play a vital role in delivering exactly what our children have asked for.

There are several key areas that are essential to this role to support continuous service development and project-based work across the service.

These are:

• Role model – create and maintain a culture of relationship-based practice that improves outcomes for children and young people.
• Leader – support and deputise for the Registered Manager, communicate and assert values, and contribute to the development of the residential service.
• Organiser – lead on project development and new initiatives, ensure compliance with statutory requirements and quality standards, and manage budget effectively.
• Skilled Practitioner – facilitate the admission and transition of children, protect them from harm, and collaborate with other agencies to provide complementary services.

Please note:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such, appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Our Ideal Candidate

Preferably you will be a driver, have a good level of computer literacy to evidence the work we do, and be committed to continued professional development.

You should have:

• A Diploma in Residential Childcare (Level 3 or
  4)
• Recent, extensive experience of working in an Ofsted regulated children's residential setting
• Willingness and ability to complete the…