Children's Home Deputy Manager (Dual Homes)
6 days ago
Barnsley
\n Join Our Team as a Children's Home Deputy Manager (Dual Homes)\n Location: Barnsley Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Up to £42,248.55 per year (including sleep-ins and on-call payments) Hours: 39 per week Reports To: Registered Manager, Responsible Individuals & Operational Directors Why Work With Us?\n At Dove Adolescent Services, we believe in empowering young people to build resilience and thrive through strong, positive relationships. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people, this is the role for you! What We Offer:\n \n • 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays\n, • On-call payments up to £35\n, • 39 hours per week, including sleep-ins as per rota\n, • Occasional office days for administrative tasks\n, • Petrol allowance when using your own car (business insurance required)\n, • Pension scheme in line with organisational and government guidance\n Your Role:\n As our Deputy Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing two 2-bed homes in Barnsley. Working closely with the Registered Manager, you will ensure that each young person's rights, wellbeing, and individual needs are met while maintaining high-quality care. Key Responsibilities:\n \n • Ensure high-quality care that meets legislative, safeguarding, Ofsted SCCIF, and organisational standards\n, • Promote each young person's rights, wellbeing, and individual needs\n, • Lead, guide, and support staff to maintain excellent practice\n, • Oversee records, documentation, monitoring systems, and quality assurance\n, • Support daily operations, decision-making, and service improvements\n, • Maintain Health & Safety compliance and ensure staff training is up to date\n, • Assist with rotas, inductions, supervision, appraisals, and staff development\n, • Support safer recruitment and HR processes (grievances, complaints, disciplinaries)\n, • Contribute to budget monitoring, financial controls, and resource management\n, • Ensure both homes are safe, well maintained, and fully compliant\n, • Build strong relationships with external agencies, commissioners, and partners\n, • Assist with placements and admissions when required\n, • Participate in the on-call rota and cover sleep-ins as needed\n What We're Looking For:\n \n, • Commitment to high-quality care and education\n, • Team leadership or management experience\n, • Strong safeguarding and child-protection knowledge\n, • Level 3 Children & Young People qualification (minimum)\n, • Level 5 Leadership & Management (or willingness to complete)\n, • Understanding of vulnerable young people's needs\n, • Safe working practice and strong professional boundaries\n, • Excellent relationship-building skills\n, • Emotional resilience and ability to maintain confidentiality\n, • Commitment to equality and anti-discriminatory practice\n, • Full UK driving licence and access to transport\n, • Flexible, reliable, and able to support service development\n \n Join Us! Dove Adolescent Services Ltd, established in 1993, provides residential care for young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification. \n