Children's Home Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager

Starting salary £36,800+ per annum (including sleep-ins).

39 hours + 3 sleep-ins per week

Job Description

We are seeking a Deputy manager in our Children’s home, reporting to the Registered Manager, to assist with the running of our High Wycombe Children’s home. This is a full-time position.

FEVACA hold the family run aspect close and ensure all our accommodation is a safe and comfortable home for the young people and staff alike. You will be working for an incredible organization who have massively grown over the last years, joining an outstanding company that provides a high-quality service which works with some of the most challenging, hard to engage and disruptive young people so that they are supported to thrive and achieve a positive future.

Duties Include:

• Protect children from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home.
• Ensure that key stages in the stay of children such as admission and discharge are properly managed and reflect decisions recorded in care plans.
• Ensure that children facing crises and stresses are offered appropriate additional support.
• Participate, develop and implement support plans, ensuring their suitability and success are reviewed; including the delivery of the outcome star.
• Write or delegate the duty of monthly reports and needs assessments as well as any other appropriate document (such as risk assessments) as required.
• Ensure all new staffs are supported fully and complete their induction packs.
• Offer formal supervision monthly to the staff delegated to you, in your line management; ensure supervision is delivered throughout the supervision structure of your department and that this is of good quality.
• Complete appraisal, and contribute to disciplinary and grievance processes as per company policy.
• Develop the staff ability to learn theoretical perspectives and enhance their reflective skills.
• Ensure all meetings are implemented regarding your department, as per the meeting protocol of FEVACA.
• Liaise with OFSTED and any other suitable bodies as directed by the Registered Manager.
• Use the residential community as a means of support and social learning for the children and team.
• Ensure that practice is anti-discriminatory and ensure specific needs are met where appropriate such as dietary requirements, religious observance and culturally significant activities.
• Work with the Registered Manager to deliver monthly statistical data regarding the outcomes for children

Essential:

• Positive and non Judgemental value base
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and anti discriminatory practice
• A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation to your role including safeguarding, children’s homes regulations and health and safety legislation
• Ability to represent the organisation to external bodies and members of the community.
• Willingness to complete direct work and shifts including sleep in’s, weekends and bank holidays, when necessary.
• Experience (minimum 2 years) of working with vulnerable children in a residential environment
• Good standard of written and verbal English, including report writing and assessment skills.
• A knowledge of the regulatory framework for the field
• The completion of the Level 3 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services in the children and young people’s residential management pathway or equivalent

Desirable:

• The completion of the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services in the children and young people’s residential management pathway or equivalent
• Experience of managing staff and completing supervision and appraisal processes (at least 1 year)
• Experience of managing budgets
• Management Qualification

Residential Support Worker - Children's Homes (Various locations)

⭐ Support Worker – Children’s Residential Care | Full Training Provided

📍 Location: Ipswich/Ely/ High Wycombe
💰 Salary: Starting at £31,824.00
🕒 Full Time | Flexible Shifts | Sleep-ins Required

Make a Real Difference Every Day

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them build brighter futures?

At FEVACA, we are looking for caring, motivated and resilient Support Workers to join our residential care team supporting young people aged 13–18.

Many of the young people we support have experienced trauma or instability. Your role will be to provide stability, encouragement and guidance, helping them rebuild trust, develop independence, and move forward with confidence.

No previous residential childcare experience? Full training is provided for the right candidate. This is more than a job — it’s a chance to positively change a young person’s life.

🌟 Why Join FEVACA?

We invest in our people because great support starts with a great team.

✔ Funded Level 3 and Level 5 Residential Childcare qualifications
✔ Clear progression routes into Senior and Management roles
✔ Comprehensive training programme including safeguarding and therapeutic practice
✔ 24/7 management and on-call support
✔ Flexible shift patterns to support work-life balance
✔ Enhanced DBS paid for
✔ Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support
✔ Pension scheme
✔ Enhanced annual leave, increasing with length of service

You will also work alongside experienced professionals from a range of sectors, providing a unique learning and development environment.

🏡 What You’ll Be Doing

As a Support Worker, you will:

• Build positive and trusting relationships with young people
  • Support young people to develop life skills and independence
  • Encourage engagement in education, activities and hobbies
  • Support young people through important life transitions
  • Maintain accurate records and reports
  • Work collaboratively with social workers, schools, families and other professionals
  • Create a safe, supportive and nurturing home environment
  • Participate in training and development programmes

Your role will help young people feel safe, valued and supported to achieve their goals. Every interaction you have can help a young person build confidence, feel valued, and believe in their future.

⏰ Shift Pattern

Our shifts are flexible and based on the needs of the home, typically including:

• 9am – 10pm followed by a sleep-in
  • 8:00am – 11:00pm followed by a sleep-in

Shifts operate on a rota across Monday – Sunday, including weekends and bank holidays.

👤 What We’re Looking For

Essential

✔ Right to work in the UK (we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position)
✔ Flexible availability including weekends
✔ A genuine passion for supporting young people
✔ Strong communication and record-keeping skills
✔ Positive and solution-focused mindset
✔ Reliable with good timekeeping
✔ Confidence to work independently when required

Desirable

⭐ Experience working with young people or in social care
⭐ Knowledge of Ofsted regulations
⭐ Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (or willingness to work towards it)

📩 Apply Today

Start a career where you change lives — including your own.

Submit your application today or send your CV to:
recruitment@fevaca.co.uk

Support Worker - Supported Accommodation (Various Locations)

⭐ Support Worker – Children’s Residential Care | Full Training Provided

📍 Location: Colchester/Ipswich/Ely/Cambridge/Burwell/Bedford
💰 Salary: Starting at £31,824.00
🕒 Full Time | Flexible Shifts | Sleep-ins Required

Make a Real Difference Every Day

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them build brighter futures?

At FEVACA, we are looking for caring, motivated and resilient Support Workers to join our residential care team supporting young people aged 13–18.

Many of the young people we support have experienced trauma or instability. Your role will be to provide stability, encouragement and guidance, helping them rebuild trust, develop independence, and move forward with confidence.

No previous residential childcare experience? Full training is provided for the right candidate. This is more than a job — it’s a chance to positively change a young person’s life.

🌟 Why Join FEVACA?

We invest in our people because great support starts with a great team.

✔ Funded Level 3 and Level 5 Residential Childcare qualifications
✔ Clear progression routes into Senior and Management roles
✔ Comprehensive training programme including safeguarding and therapeutic practice
✔ 24/7 management and on-call support
✔ Flexible shift patterns to support work-life balance
✔ Enhanced DBS paid for
✔ Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support
✔ Pension scheme
✔ Enhanced annual leave, increasing with length of service

You will also work alongside experienced professionals from a range of sectors, providing a unique learning and development environment.

🏡 What You’ll Be Doing

As a Support Worker, you will:

• Build positive and trusting relationships with young people
  • Support young people to develop life skills and independence
  • Encourage engagement in education, activities and hobbies
  • Support young people through important life transitions
  • Maintain accurate records and reports
  • Work collaboratively with social workers, schools, families and other professionals
  • Create a safe, supportive and nurturing home environment
  • Participate in training and development programmes

Your role will help young people feel safe, valued and supported to achieve their goals. Every interaction you have can help a young person build confidence, feel valued, and believe in their future.

⏰ Shift Pattern

Our shifts are flexible and based on the needs of the home, typically including:

• 9am – 10pm followed by a sleep-in
  • 8:00am – 11:00pm followed by a sleep-in

Shifts operate on a rota across Monday – Sunday, including weekends and bank holidays.

👤 What We’re Looking For

Essential

✔ Right to work in the UK (we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position)
✔ Flexible availability including weekends
✔ A genuine passion for supporting young people
✔ Strong communication and record-keeping skills
✔ Positive and solution-focused mindset
✔ Reliable with good timekeeping
✔ Confidence to work independently when required

Desirable

⭐ Experience working with young people or in social care
⭐ Knowledge of Ofsted regulations
⭐ Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification (or willingness to work towards it)

📩 Apply Today

Start a career where you change lives — including your own.

Submit your application today or send your CV to:
recruitment@fevaca.co.uk

Social Worker (Various Locations)

Social Worker

Job Description:
We are currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join our children’s homes and supported accommodation projects. This role will include lone and group working with young people aged 13 – 18. The Social Worker will be working alongside the manager of the project, supervising the team of support workers whilst also acting as the key worker for the young people in your care. Each member of the team is encouraged to be creative within their role and group reflective exercises within the management team allow for continued personal development. FEVACA can offer a fantastic and intensive learning programme which will develop individual skills in sessions including Safeguarding, Attachment Theory, Reflective Practice, Motivational Interviewing and much more. Our qualified, multidisciplinary team of Social Workers, Teachers and Health Practitioners ensures every member of the team is supported with regular supervision and team meetings. In addition, we provide a comprehensive pension and financial advice service and the opportunity to develop and progress.

Duties include:

• Contribute to and implement the internal training package.
• Ensure all new staffs are supported fully and complete their induction packs
• Offer formal supervision monthly to the staff in your line management
• Protect clients from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home.
• Ensure that young people are responsible for their own lives, involving them in planning their lives supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility.
• Write monthly reports and needs assessments as well as any other appropriate document (such as risk assessments) as required.
• Ensure compliance with the Children Act 1989 and associated regulations, such as Children’s Homes, National Minimum Standards, and the Supported People’s Quality Assessment Framework, the Leaving Care Act 2000
• Create, develop and ensure positive and constructive communication occurs between FEVACA and other professionals in the field: Social Work Teams, Police, Housing, Voluntary Sector, Connexions etc.

Essential:

• Right to work in the UK
• Hold a Social Work qualification and be registered or willing to register with Social Work England. (Candidates without a registration with Social Work England, would be applying for a social work assistant role)
• Knowledge of the Children Act, Leaving Care Act and subsequent guidance.
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Ability to supervise and lead other practitioners within the project.
• Good standard of written and verbal English, including report writing and assessment skills.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and guidance
• Knowledge of Housing legislation and the process of moving young people on
• Knowledge of Criminal Justice and young peoples experience of this process
• Knowledge of mental health issues and services which can respond to this need
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol issues and service which may support clients in this area.
• A full UK driving license and business insurance

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

If you are interested in the role or would like an informal discussion, please contact our recruitment team on 01284 764411 or recruitment@fevaca.co.uk.