Assistant Manager - Children's Residential Home
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £44,711 to £47,754 per year |
| Additional salary information: | local gov pension, annual leave, benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Location: | Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4SE |
| Company: | West Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CAFHE06191_1772551639 |
Summary
About Us
Green Waves is a 1-2 bed home and welcomes children between the ages of 12 up to 18 years at the time of referral. We are a new short-term emergency assessment home that provides support to children from a few days to a few months at times of crisis or significant periods of change in their lives. The children will have a variety of social, emotional, and behavioural needs brought on by early childhood trauma and family breakup. These children are often at risk in the community and as such, it is our goal to keep them safe from harm whilst we work with partner agencies to find a suitable placement or to support them to reintegrate into their previous or a new setting.
For more information, please visit our dedicated website.
About the Role
Salary: £44,711 - £47,754 per annum including weekend working allowance, plus additional enhanced pay for on call shifts and sleep-ins with excellent pension, annual leave and benefits.
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, 37 Hours
Location: Worthing
Children's Residential Recruitment and Retention Payment scheme - £1500 during your first 18 months while you remain in the County Council's permanent employment during this time to support our new employees in this vital role! The scheme consists of two payments: £500 after successful completion of 6 months employment (including successful completion of probation where relevant) and £1,000 after 18 months.
As an Assistant Manager, you will work collaboratively with the Registered Manager and all stakeholders to assist with delivery of ambitious outcomes for children, striving for continuous improvement in their social, educational and health development.
You will have key managerial areas of responsibility, this includes line management of a team of staff, ensuring that they provide the highest standard of care to children and deputising in the absence of the registered manager. You will be required to confidentially support and assist the registered manager in the day -to-day management of the time, ensuring compliance with the appropriate legalisation, policies, and procedures.
To succeed at the role, you will need to be a visible hands-on leader with the skills to build and maintain trust and rapport with children and staff. You will strive to be a positive role model in your interactions with children and those around them.
Required Qualifications and Key Skills
To succeed at this role, you will need some of the following key skills and experience:
- Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification.
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare or equivalent. (If this qualification is not held, the individual must have achieved this within 3 years of appointment)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead and influence others and negotiate positive outcomes.
- Effective people management skills and the ability to provide support and direction to individuals and teams.
- Ability to effectively manage the time and priorities of self and others.
- Significant experience of dealing with a diverse range of complex situations while prioritising the wellbeing of children.
- Significant level of experience within a position relevant to the residential care of children.
- An awareness of innovative theoretical practices within a residential setting
- Experience of delivering personalised services to children whilst understanding the issues affecting their behaviour and presentation
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached and reference these in your application.
Rewards and Benefits
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:
In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
How to Apply
The reference number for this role is CAFHE06191
To apply, upload your CV and application form explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, full employment history form, 5 years referencing and an occupational health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.
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