Deputy Manager - Children’s Residential Home

Job Title: Deputy Manager - Children’s Residential Home
Location: Blackpool 
Pay Rate: From £29,608 per annum plus additional sleep-in rate of £62.64 per shift
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Deputy Manager for its client’s Children’s Residential Home team in Blackpool.

Are you an experienced Senior or Deputy Manager looking to advance your career in a supportive, values-driven environment? This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, two-bed children’s home that provides care for children under the age of 11 who need kindness, understanding, and support to thrive.

Working closely with the Registered Manager, you’ll strengthen your leadership skills and knowledge while being part of a wider management team. The role offers a clear pathway for career progression, including funded Level 5 qualifications to prepare you for future leadership opportunities.

As Deputy Manager, you will play a vital role in achieving the best possible outcomes for the children in our care—leading with passion, integrity, and commitment.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Career Progression: Clear paths to Registered Manager and beyond.
• Competitive Salary: At least the Real Living Wage.
• Enhanced Pay Scales: Rewarding qualifications and experience with higher pay.
• Family Support: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Rewarding and Varied Work: No two days are the same.
• Supportive Management: Regular supervisions and appraisals.
• Team Meetings: Opportunity to contribute to service development.
• Funded Qualifications: Fully funded QCFs for career advancement.
• Paid Training: Sector-leading training to boost your career.
• Comprehensive Induction: Full support from day one.
• Discount Schemes: Access to great deals via discount apps and cards.
• Pension Scheme: Secure your future with a workplace pension.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme for advice and guidance.
• Staff Referral Scheme: £500 referral bonus shared with you.
• Annual Leave: 28 days including bank holidays.
• Free Enhanced DBS Check.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in children’s residential care.
• NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Residential Workforce or above.
• Knowledge of Ofsted legislation and safeguarding procedures.
• Proactive, driven, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Strong people management skills with a hands-on approach.
• Experience managing budgets and staff rotas.
• Full UK driving licence (Essential)
• Flexibility to work shifts and sleep-ins as needed (Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the children in your care.)

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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