Deputy Manager – Therapeutic Children’s Home
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £42,000 i £46,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | CO13, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Bear Care 1 Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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About Us
Beechwood House is an Ofsted-registered Good therapeutic residential children’s home, providing trauma-informed care for children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, and adversity.
Therapy at Beechwood House is not an add-on; it is embedded in everyday care, relationships, routines, and leadership. Our practice is relational, reflective, and grounded in emotional intelligence, creating an environment where children feel safe, understood, and able to settle.
Since opening, every child placed at Beechwood House has remained with us, reflecting the consistency of our care, the strength of our therapeutic approach, and the stability of our team.
As we expand our provision, we are seeking an additional Deputy Manager to strengthen our leadership structure and support the staged growth of the service while maintaining high-quality, therapeutically informed practice.
The Role
As Deputy Manager, you will work closely with the Registered Manager to ensure Beechwood House remains safe, stable, and effectively led, with children’s emotional wellbeing at the centre of practice. This role is ideal for an experienced leader who aspires to become a Registered Manager and values reflective, therapeutic leadership.
You will provide visible, values-led leadership, supporting staff to think reflectively, regulate emotionally, and respond consistently to children’s needs. You will help translate trauma-informed theory into everyday practice so children experience care that is nurturing, predictable, and relationally attuned.
The role offers genuine development, including experience in governance, inspection readiness, and strategic leadership alongside an established Registered Manager.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the safe, effective, and compliant day-to-day running of the home
• Taking increasing leadership responsibility in preparation for future Registered Manager registration
• Embedding trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches across care, routines, and leadership
• Providing reflective supervision, coaching, and mentoring
• Supporting staff wellbeing, performance, and development
• Maintaining high safeguarding, quality, and inspection standards
• Working collaboratively with placing authorities and professionals
• Contributing to service development and expansion
About You
You are a calm, confident, and values-led leader with a strong grounding in therapeutic residential childcare. You understand trauma and attachment and bring this understanding into both leadership and practice. Reflective by nature, you can hold complexity without becoming reactive and support staff through emotionally demanding situations.
You will bring:
• Experience in a senior or supervisory role in a residential children’s setting
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed practice and safeguarding
• An emotionally intelligent, reflective leadership style
• Confidence working in a regulated environment
• A relevant childcare or social care qualification (Level 5 achieved or in progress)
Desirable:
• Experience supporting an Ofsted inspection
• Deputising or acting-up experience
• Experience within a therapeutic or clinically supported model
• Confidence in supervision and staff development
• An interest in progressing to Registered Manager
We Offer
• Guaranteed contracted hours
• Market-leading pay and conditions
• High-quality induction and ongoing professional development
• Reflective clinical wellbeing supervision
• A supportive, therapeutic culture with visible senior leadership
• Clear progression opportunities to Registered Manager
• A stable, growing provision focused on quality, not crisis
Post-probationary enhancements include:
• Starting bonus after 6 months
• Salary increase to £46,000
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Private medical cover
• Annual performance and Ofsted-linked bonuses
• Annual salary review
• Increased holiday entitlement with long service
Make an Application
If you believe children heal through relationships, safety, and understanding, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact us by 28 January 2026 at Hello@BearCare.uk
to request the full job description and further details.
Beechwood House is an Ofsted-registered Good therapeutic residential children’s home, providing trauma-informed care for children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, and adversity.
Therapy at Beechwood House is not an add-on; it is embedded in everyday care, relationships, routines, and leadership. Our practice is relational, reflective, and grounded in emotional intelligence, creating an environment where children feel safe, understood, and able to settle.
Since opening, every child placed at Beechwood House has remained with us, reflecting the consistency of our care, the strength of our therapeutic approach, and the stability of our team.
As we expand our provision, we are seeking an additional Deputy Manager to strengthen our leadership structure and support the staged growth of the service while maintaining high-quality, therapeutically informed practice.
The Role
As Deputy Manager, you will work closely with the Registered Manager to ensure Beechwood House remains safe, stable, and effectively led, with children’s emotional wellbeing at the centre of practice. This role is ideal for an experienced leader who aspires to become a Registered Manager and values reflective, therapeutic leadership.
You will provide visible, values-led leadership, supporting staff to think reflectively, regulate emotionally, and respond consistently to children’s needs. You will help translate trauma-informed theory into everyday practice so children experience care that is nurturing, predictable, and relationally attuned.
The role offers genuine development, including experience in governance, inspection readiness, and strategic leadership alongside an established Registered Manager.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the safe, effective, and compliant day-to-day running of the home
• Taking increasing leadership responsibility in preparation for future Registered Manager registration
• Embedding trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches across care, routines, and leadership
• Providing reflective supervision, coaching, and mentoring
• Supporting staff wellbeing, performance, and development
• Maintaining high safeguarding, quality, and inspection standards
• Working collaboratively with placing authorities and professionals
• Contributing to service development and expansion
About You
You are a calm, confident, and values-led leader with a strong grounding in therapeutic residential childcare. You understand trauma and attachment and bring this understanding into both leadership and practice. Reflective by nature, you can hold complexity without becoming reactive and support staff through emotionally demanding situations.
You will bring:
• Experience in a senior or supervisory role in a residential children’s setting
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed practice and safeguarding
• An emotionally intelligent, reflective leadership style
• Confidence working in a regulated environment
• A relevant childcare or social care qualification (Level 5 achieved or in progress)
Desirable:
• Experience supporting an Ofsted inspection
• Deputising or acting-up experience
• Experience within a therapeutic or clinically supported model
• Confidence in supervision and staff development
• An interest in progressing to Registered Manager
We Offer
• Guaranteed contracted hours
• Market-leading pay and conditions
• High-quality induction and ongoing professional development
• Reflective clinical wellbeing supervision
• A supportive, therapeutic culture with visible senior leadership
• Clear progression opportunities to Registered Manager
• A stable, growing provision focused on quality, not crisis
Post-probationary enhancements include:
• Starting bonus after 6 months
• Salary increase to £46,000
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Private medical cover
• Annual performance and Ofsted-linked bonuses
• Annual salary review
• Increased holiday entitlement with long service
Make an Application
If you believe children heal through relationships, safety, and understanding, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact us by 28 January 2026 at Hello@BearCare.uk
to request the full job description and further details.