Deputy Manager
| Company: | Coburg Banks |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 to £38,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Harrow, HA1 1AS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 12 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Deputy Manager
Harrow and Greenford | 40 hours across 5 days | on-call rota
If your week runs around one building, this one spans five. Supported accommodation for young people aged 16-25, across Harrow, Stanmore and Greenford, with a senior seat in the management team.
- Deputise for the registered manager, with the whole service to cover
- Lead team leaders and support workers, and set the standard they work to
- Hands-on management: out at the placements, with the young people and staff
The role:
You are the senior pair of eyes across every placement, and the person staff call when something goes wrong.
- Hold oversight of risk, incidents and safeguarding concerns in every setting
- Audit support plans, risk assessments and daily records, and get shortfalls put right
- Run supervisions, probation reviews and appraisals, and deal with performance concerns
- Challenge practice that falls short, and make the changes stick after an incident
- Help review new referrals and judge whether a placement can safely work
- Keep the service in line with the Supported Accommodation Regulations 2023 and Ofsted requirements
About you:
- Supervisory or management experience in supported accommodation or children's residential services
- Experience managing complex safeguarding or behavioural risks with vulnerable young people
- Experience completing or reviewing support plans and risk assessments
- A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work
A youth services or related care background works here too.
About our client:
Our client is a semi-independent living provider for vulnerable young people aged 16-25, running five accommodation settings across Stanmore, Greenford and Harrow. Support runs 24 hours, with tailored care plans, daily living and semi-independence training, and therapeutic input such as CBT, music and art therapy. The staff team includes managers, support workers and an in-house nurse.
The package:
- £35,000 to £38,000 a year, depending on experience
- Full-time, permanent
- 40 hours a week, worked flexibly across 5 days
- Early, standard and late management shifts, usually between 8am and 8pm
- Some evening and weekend work, plus the management on-call rota
- Based across the Harrow and Greenford services
- Appointment follows safer recruitment, including an enhanced DBS check
How to apply:
Send your CV using the apply button. We will come back to you within a few days.
Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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