Job Introduction
About Our Home
Are you looking for a new and highly rewarding challenge? Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Are you driven to help children have fun and be successful?
We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our homes that cares for and supports children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in one of our residential homes.
The home provides around the clock care to 5 young people who live at the home. We want our children to develop new skills, enjoy different experiences, establish friendships and grow in confidence
The home is set in its own grounds and has parking available.
About the role
We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager to assist the Registered Children’s Homes Manager in providing excellent leadership for our home. You will be experienced, dedicated, highly professional, and caring, with the passion to provide exceptional care and experiences for our children.
Children's Social Care in Bradford is changing, developing, and improving and we are investing, and developing our children’s homes.
What our children say they want
- Someone with a warm and caring personality
- Adults who can play with them
- Watching television and doing any hobbies that they like
- Someone who doesn’t see the role as a job and will instead understand that it is their home
What we expect from you
- Minimum of a Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Residential Childcare.
- Experience of caring for children and young people, in a residential or short breaks setting.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Someone that is flexible to the needs of the home.
What you can expect from us
- The opportunity to give children and young people a childhood that they deserve
- Regular supervision to support development
- Generous employer contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- An employee assistance programme with access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Professional development and support to work towards a level 5 qualification in Residential Childcare leadership and management
- Career progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
Location: Bradford, BD18
Next Steps
For an informal discussion about this role please contact Emily Byron via email at Emily.byron@bradfordcft.org.uk.
Closing Date: Sunday 10th August 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 14th August 2025
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.