My Choice Children's Homes provide nurturing homes for children, an independent school and training centre.  The organisation was established in 1999 and has grown to nine homes based in Surrey and Sussex.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing a safe, nurturing and supportive environment where children and young people feel protected, valued and empowered to thrive. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, maintain professional boundaries, exhibit resilience, recognise and respond appropriately to concerns, and work in line with safeguarding legislation, company policies and Ofsted standards.  An enhanced DBS check and thorough safer recruitment checks will be required for this role.

If you already have a Level 3 Diploma Residential Childcare qualification this will be an advantage, however if you do not already have this qualification we will provide training and support for you to achieve this nationally recognised qualification (worth over £1000). The company has a fantastic support structure in place and is known for the excellent career development, training and support in career progression that it offers to all its employees.
    
Hours of work are an average of 42 hours per week, working a five week rolling rota pattern of 'two days on, three days off'. You are required to work any day of the week. You are required to sleep-in at the home (sleeping in room provided) when on duty for which you are paid a rate per night.

To succeed in this role you will need -

• Evidence of good working practices within the care sector and suitable to work with children.
• Able to build appropriate relationships with young people and form good communications.
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
• Within the last 5 years, worked for a least 2 years in a position relevant to residential care of children and for a least one year in a role requiring the supervision and management of staff working in a care role.
• Experience with and understanding of Ofsted.
• Good knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
• Detailed knowledge of the Children Act 1989.
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.
• Good leadership skills

Daily duties include but aren’t restricted to -

• To ensure compliance with SOP/Ofsted and meet all minimum standards.
• Promote the welfare and development of the children and protect them from harm in and outside the home.
• Meeting and recognising the young people's needs and ensuring that they are free from discrimination within the home and to challenge discrimination from outside the home.
• Regularly review all young people's care plans
• Supporting the Home Manager and undertaking other duties at a higher responsibility level when necessary, to support the needs of the home and Children and young people.
• Lead and manage the team.
• Conduct supervision.
• Complete monitoring of reports and records.

Benefits of working at My Choice Children's Homes

• CACHE registered training centre therefore access to free high-quality training
• Company pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement: 5.6 weeks per annum
• Access to Perkbox

Applications are invited by CV, if you're application is successful, we will need you to complete an application form for vetting purposes etc.

• Please view the Job Description for Deputy Care Manager document (opens in a pop up)
• Please view the Flow Diagram Recruitment Procedure May 2026 document