Deputy Manager – Ready to Step Up into a Residential Manager Role

Deputy Manager – Ready to Step Up into a Residential Manager Role

Contract type:
Full Time

Location:

Reading

Sector:
Children's Homes recruitment, Children's Residential Care

Specialism:
Children's Social Care

Pay: £55,000 – £65,000 per year

Hours:

37.5 hours Flexible working 1–2 days hybrid

Deputy Manager Ready to Step Up? This Is Your Moment.

Registered Manager – Children’s Residential Home

Based in Reading

£55,000 – £65,000

37.5 hours Flexible working 1–2 days hybrid

You’ve done the shifts.

You’ve supported the team.

You’ve held the home together when things got tough.

Now you’re ready for more.

We're working with a growing children’s residential provider who are opening a brand-new home in Reading and are looking for a Deputy Manager ready to step into a Registered Manager role.

This isn’t about maintaining someone else’s service… This is about building your own.

You’ll lead the setup, registration and launch of a new home supporting young people aged 8–16 with EBD and learning disabilities (LD). From day one, you’ll shape the culture, the team and the standards. This is your chance to create a home that genuinely feels like one.

• Lead the Ofsted registration and opening process
• Build and develop your own high-performing team
• Create a strong, embedded safeguarding culture
• Ensure care plans are lived, not just written
• Manage budgets and resources with confidence
• Build trusted relationships with social workers, families and professionals
• Drive standards that don’t just meet regulations… but exceed them

• At least 2 years’ experience in children’s residential care
• Supervisory or Deputy Manager experience
• Level 5 Diploma (or working towards – full support provided)
• Experience with in EBD and/or LD settings
• Strong understanding of Ofsted & safeguarding
• The confidence to lead… and the resilience to grow

• £55,000 – £65,000 salary (DOE)
• Support to complete your Level 5
• Flexibility with hybrid working
• Full autonomy to build your own team
• The chance to create a culture you’re proud of

• Build something from scratch
• Lead your own team your way
• Make a genuine, lasting difference to young people’s lives

Please only apply if you are already eligible to work in the UK (indefinitely & without sponsorship)

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