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Deputy Manager Ready for Registration
Deputy Manager Ready for Registration – New Children's Residential Home
Location: Easily commutable from Stockport, Manchester, and surrounding areas
About the Role
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 + Outstanding Bonus Package
Are you an experienced Children’s Home Deputy Manager seeking a challenging opportunity to step up and establish a brand-new residential service from scratch? We are recruiting a passionate, child-focused Registered Manager to oversee the registration, launch, and ongoing development of a 4-bed children’s residential home.
This is a unique chance to:
- Shape the service culture and philosophy
- Recruit and build your own staff team
- Create an outstanding care model that delivers transformative outcomes for children and young people.
About the Service
Our new children’s home is designed to provide a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for young people with diverse needs, particularly:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Moderate and Severe Learning Disabilities
- Mild Physical Disabilities
The home emphasises: ✔ Independence and confidence-building ✔ Life skill development ✔ Ensuring young people flourish and achieve their full potential
Located in a beautifully refurbished, spacious property in a peaceful setting, the home offers an exceptional environment for both children and staff.
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The Opportunity
This is far more than just a Registered Manager role—you will become the founding leader of a new service, working with:
- A highly experienced Responsible Individual
- A supportive senior leadership team committed to quality care growth
The organisation plans an expansion within 18–24 months, offering future progression opportunities beyond operational leadership.
What’s on Offer?
- £55,000 - £60,000 basic salary
- £800–£1,000/month retainer during Ofsted registration
- £5,000 bonus upon successful Ofsted registration
- £1,000 occupancy bonus per child placed
- Full autonomy to shape the service from day one
- Clear career progression path
- Supportive leadership team
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the home through Ofsted registration and opening
- Develop child-centred culture for outstanding outcomes
- Recruit, train, and lead a high-performing staff team
- Ensure compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations and quality standards
- Design policies, procedures, and systems
- Strengthen relationships with local authorities, families, and professionals
- Drive service performance, occupancy, and quality
- Collaborate on future service expansion
- Mentor future leadership talent
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About You
To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate:
✅ Experience as a Deputy Manager in an Ofsted-regulated children’s residential service
✅ A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or working towards it)
✅ A deep understanding of children’s home regulations and Ofsted requirements
✅ A hands-on, visible leadership style—leading by example
✅ Commitment to exceptional outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
✅ Exceptional recruitment, team development, and emotional intelligence
✅ Proactive, solution-focused mindset ✅ Commercial awareness alongside strong problem-solving skills
✅ Exceptional communication and relationship-building
Why Apply?
This is an unprecedented chance to build something meaningful— offered to a driven, child-focused professional seeking both autonomy and growth.
If you’re passionate about creating high-quality residential care and want to shape the future of a supportive, life-affirming environment, this is your opportunity.
Apply now to become the founding Registered Manager for a brand-new children’s home!
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