Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager

Job reference: 005307

Salary: £35,683.57

Closing date: 31/07/2026

Location: St Albans

Job Description

Deputy Manager – Children's Residential Home

Leadership Opportunity | Making a Difference Every Day

Are you an experienced residential childcare professional ready to take the next step in your leadership career?

Location: St Albans, HertfordshireContract: Full-timeHours: 38 hours per weekWorking Pattern: Primarily Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pmSalary: £35,683.57 per annum

What Makes MacIntyre Different?

At MacIntyre, our vision is simple:

'For all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them'

Our values, relationships, and commitment to person-centred support are at the heart of everything we do. Through our unique DNA, Great Interactions™, and person-centred approaches, we empower young people to achieve their goals, build meaningful relationships, and enjoy positive experiences that will stay with them throughout their lives.

Woodland View provides high-quality care and support for up to five children and young people aged 10–19 with moderate to severe learning disabilities, autism, and other complex needs. Located in Hertfordshire, the home offers 52-week residential care and includes an emergency suite for short-term stays. The home benefits from excellent facilities, including a sensory room, a large garden with play equipment, and good transport links. We have a variety of activities, which staff can also participate in. Young people enjoy regular community outings such as cinema trips, swimming, shopping, visits to trampoline parks, local parks and lakes, and occasional football matches.

Why Join Us?

At MacIntyre, we believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to live a life that makes sense to them. We are looking for a dedicated, and experienced Deputy Manager to join our team at our Children's Home, located in St Albans.

This is more than a management role. It's an opportunity to help shape the lives of young people, lead an exceptional team, and contribute to a service that is committed to achieving the very best outcomes.

Working alongside the Registered Manager, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the home, supporting staff, maintaining high standards of care and compliance, and ensuring every young person receives the support they need to thrive.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the Registered Manager in the daily operation of the children's home
• Deputising in the Registered Manager's absence
• Leading, motivating, and developing Team Leaders and Support Workers
• Ensuring compliance with Children's Homes Regulations and Ofsted standards
• Promoting excellent safeguarding practices and acting as a role model for best practice
• Supporting placement assessments and admissions processes
• Managing staffing rotas and resource allocation
• Working collaboratively with families, schools, healthcare professionals, and external agencies
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing staff to achieve outstanding outcomes
• Supporting quality assurance, audits, and evidence gathering across Ofsted's Quality Standards
• Participating in on-call duties and occasional waking night shifts/sleep-ins as required

Join a Team That Changes Lives

If you're a leader who is committed to delivering outstanding care and making a lasting difference to young people's futures, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us create brighter futures for the children and young people we support.

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About You

We're looking for someone who is compassionate and a committed professional who shares our belief in the potential of every child. Someone who is passionate about providing exceptional care and has the leadership skills to inspire others.

You will have:

• A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare(essential)
• A willingness to complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (Residential Childcare)
• At least 2 years' experienceworking within a children's residential setting
• Strong knowledge of autism, learning disabilities, and positive behaviour support
• Experience working with families and multi-agency professionals
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and planning skills
• A proactive, person-centred approach to care and support
• Strong IT and record-keeping skills
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use

• A full UK manual/automatic driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use

About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since.

We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

Training and Development

At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of e-Learning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job.

But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Area Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge.

How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call usand we will send an application form to you.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.

"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

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