Job Title: Residential Deputy Manager
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
DBS Check Level: Enhanced Child List
Salary Range: £59,847.63 to £64,731.22
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 12/07/2026
Job Overview
Residential Deputy Manager
We’re on a journey to ensure that every child who comes into our care has a place to call home. Every young person deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential and we’re committed to achieving this. We’re investing £15 million to create new residential homes, as well as investing in our workforce and our service to ensure every child has a childhood.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the change, providing much needed support for our children and young people. Join us at the beginning of our journey, helping to keep children at the centre of our thinking and planning, making an impact every day.
Providing day to day operational management of a team of Residential Practitioners to deliver exceptional care to children & young people through a therapeutic approach is a key focus for this role.
In collaboration with the Registered Manager, the Deputy Manager will ensure the home remains at the forefront of excellence in terms of its services to its children, compliance with all conditions of registration under legislation, and inspection and regulation standards.
The role holder will deputise in the Registered Manager’s absence, ensuring the home is well-managed, effectively led and that staff are fully supported in their roles. They will safeguard children & young people’s rights and interests, ensuring they are fully involved in their care.
For all enquiries please contact us via lovinghomesrecruitment@gov.je
Interview and Assessments will take place week commencing 20th July in Jersey.
Job Description
Jersey, Channel Islands
Jersey is an island idyllically situated between England and France and offers an excellent work life balance. With history and heritage sites dating back over millennia and food and lifestyle options available for you to enjoy, life in Jersey caters for all.
Islanders enjoy striking scenery, a safe and inclusive society, miles of sandy beaches, high performing schools, an enviable work-life balance, a heritage, political and economic stability, low personal taxes, warm summers and mild winters.
Find out more about relocating to Jersey here
Jersey Public Service Careers
Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.
To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.
For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.
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