Deputy Registered Manager

Location: Bristol
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £38,000 – £40,000 per year
We are looking to recruit an experienced Deputy Registered Manager to join KIWI Children Services, part of the Catalyst Care Group family. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and driven Deputy Registered Manager to support the leadership of a specialist therapeutic residential service for young people with complex and high-level support needs.
As a Deputy Registered Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of safe, trauma-informed, and high-quality care within a nurturing residential environment. This Deputy Registered Manager opportunity is ideal for someone looking to further develop their leadership career within children’s residential care while making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.
About the Role
As a Deputy Registered Manager, you will support the Registered Manager in leading the day-to-day operations of the home, ensuring high standards of care, compliance, safeguarding, and staff performance are maintained at all times.
The Deputy Registered Manager will provide visible leadership across the service, support staff development, oversee operational processes, and ensure young people receive consistent, compassionate, and high-quality care.
You will deputise for the Registered Manager when required and play an active role in driving service quality, staff wellbeing, safeguarding practices, and positive outcomes for children and young people.
This role is ideal for an experienced senior residential support worker, team leader, or deputy manager who is ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the Registered Manager with the operational leadership and day-to-day management of the home
* Provide visible, values-led leadership and deputise for the Registered Manager when required
* Lead, supervise, coach, and support Residential Support Workers to maintain a positive and high-performing team culture
* Oversee rota planning and staffing coordination to ensure safe and effective care delivery
* Maintain high safeguarding standards and ensure care plans and risk assessments are accurate, child-centred, and regularly reviewed
* Support quality assurance processes, audits, compliance monitoring, and regulatory requirements
* Promote trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches across the service
* Build and maintain positive relationships with families, professionals, and external agencies
* Contribute to multi-agency meetings, reviews, and care planning processes
* Support young people with complex needs, emotional regulation, and behavioural challenges
* Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and positive outcomes for young people
About You
* Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Children and Young People, or willingness to work towards it
* Relevant professional qualification or degree desirable, such as Social Work, Nursing, or Learning Disabilities
* Minimum 2 years’ experience within a children’s residential care setting
* Previous experience supervising staff, leading shifts, or supporting operational management
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and children’s home regulations
* Knowledge of Ofsted frameworks and multi-agency working practices
* Experience supporting young people with complex needs and challenging behaviours
* Strong leadership, communication, organisational, and IT skills
* Positive, resilient, and solution-focused approach
* Full UK driving licence
Benefits
* Competitive salary with enhanced pay for on-call duties
* Funded qualifications and clear career progression opportunities
* Regular supervision, support, and wellbeing initiatives
* Enhanced holiday allowance, including an extra day for your birthday and four additional wellness days per year
* Employee Assistance Programme and Health Cash Plan
* Retail discount scheme, gym discounts, and Cycle to Work scheme
* Workplace pension scheme
* Group Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, and Income Protection Cover
About the Company
At KIWI Children Services, we provide high-quality, therapeutic, and person-centred support for young people requiring specialist residential care and emotional support.
Our approach is trauma-informed, human-first, and grounded in compassion, consistency, and relationship-based care. We are committed to creating safe and nurturing environments where young people can build confidence, develop independence, and achieve positive long-term outcomes.
Our vision is to humanise health and social care services by placing people at the centre of everything we do. We are proud to be a clinician-centric organisation that values our teams, the young people we support, and the professionals we work alongside.
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All colleagues are expected to share this commitment and participate fully in safeguarding training and processes.
The successful applicant will undergo a free enhanced disclosure from the disclosure barring service & other compliance checks required