Deputy Manager – Children’s Homes – Ref 8665

We are looking for a passionate and proactive individual to join our team and make a positive impact on the lives of the children and families we work with. This role provides a vital contribution to the delivery of the high-quality care we offer to children with complex needs.

The role will be based in one of our children’s homes in Tiverton, Devon.

We provide ongoing personal development tailored to your specific training needs, including access to the level 5 diploma.

This post attracts enhancements for unsocial hours working.

Starting rate at £20.66 per hour
Rising to £22.85 per hour
Overnight is £27.55 per hour rising to £30.47
Saturday is £30.99 per hour rising to £34.28
Sunday and bank holidays are £41.32 per hour raising to £45.70

Working as Deputy Manager
Deputies work alongside the Registered Managers to ensure effective running of the home to include oversight and quality assurance.

They will support the staff team helping to embed a high-performance culture by helping your team to continually develop their skills so that they can achieve the best outcomes for our children and their families. The Deputy will also lead on delegated areas of running the Home and represent the Registered Manager as required.

Through reflective supervision meetings with your team, you’ll champion their personal and professional growth.

Alongside your role as a people manager, you will also be responsible for the allocation and oversight of care within the home, ensuring quality standards are maintained, as well as supporting the team to identify areas for improvement and decide when to take protective action.

About you 
We are looking for:

• Experience working with children
• Experience of supervising and mentoring staff
• Whilst previous management experience is desired, we welcome applications from candidates looking to take the next step in their careers
• We would welcome registrants and non-registrants

Please note that the ability to drive with access to your own vehicle, a valid UK driving licence and business insurance is essential to the role.

What we can offer you 

• We’re embedding our new restorative practice approach across our teams and investing in training our staff and managers to build, maintain and repair relationships with our children and families.
• In recognition of the vital contribution you make, we offer an attractive package of benefits including:
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities through our digital learning platform
• 26 days paid annual leave per year (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays, rising to 33 with length of service
• Access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support you to balance the demands of everyday life – available 24/7
• Auto enrolment onto our Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• If you are successful at interview and decide to join our service, it is important to remember that we are more than just a job. 

In our roles we have the privilege of supporting children with complex needs, and with this comes huge celebration but also at times a considerable challenge.  

To become a successful member of our service we ask that people are resilient, reflective and understand that sometimes the responsibilities in the role can be challenging.  

Very often our busiest times are during school holidays therefore we ask that staff do not take more than 2 weeks annual leave during this time, we also have strict number on how many staff can have time off at any one time. 

It is important to understand that you will need to work shift patterns, this will include late nights, early mornings and staying overnight to support the needs of individual children.  

As a service we encourage all our staff to take part in frequent training, this will include courses at different levels as well as additional training courses as and when required. All our staff must hold a full driving licence.  

Please ensure, when completing your application form, that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if a sufficient amount of applications have been received, so we recommend applying early.

Note: We do not sponsor Visa’s for this post. UK Right to Work is required.

For more information please contact holly.wilscheregreen@devon.gov.uk

The interview date for this post will be 14th November 2025.

If you do not hear back within 7 days of the closing date then you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

How to apply  
Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.  

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply. 

Please click Apply Now to see further information.
 

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages. 
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working – The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.  
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). 
• This role requires a DBS disclosure. 

Reference: REQ008665

Does the job role include personal care?: No

Working Patterns:

37 hours per week