Deputy Manager, Under 18s Residential - Tipperary

Location: South East Region (Clonmel)

Contract: Full-Time, Fixed-Term / Specific Purpose Contract

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

An established children's residential service is seeking an experienced and motivated Deputy Manager to support the delivery of high-quality care for young people aged 15–17 years who require short-term residential accommodation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a social care professional with leadership experience to play a key role in supporting young people, developing staff teams, and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred services.

About the Role

As Deputy Manager, you will work closely with the Service Manager to ensure the day-to-day operation of the residential service, providing leadership, support and supervision to staff while promoting positive outcomes for young people.

You will help create a safe, nurturing and stable environment where young people can develop, build resilience and achieve their individual goals.

The successful candidate will play a central role in maintaining service compliance, supporting staff development, managing referrals and care planning processes, and ensuring the highest standards of service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the management and operation of the residential service.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to residential care staff.
• Promote a positive, professional and child-centred culture within the service.
• Ensure a safe, nurturing and supportive environment for young people.
• Oversee the implementation, monitoring and review of Care and Placement Plans.
• Engage effectively with young people, families, social workers and external agencies.
• Provide regular staff supervision and support professional development.
• Support recruitment, induction, training and performance management processes.
• Monitor compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and organisational policies.
• Coordinate referrals, case allocations and record management.
• Prepare reports and maintain accurate service documentation.
• Assist with budget management, service reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Deputise for the Manager when required to ensure continuity of service.
• Participate in on-call duties, meetings, training and partnership working with relevant stakeholders.

Essential Requirements

• CORU registration as a Social Care Worker.
• Honours degree (Level 8) in Social Care, Social Studies, Youth Work, Psychology, Addiction Studies or a related discipline.
• Minimum of three years' post-qualification experience in residential child care or a related field.
• Previous experience at Social Care Leader level or equivalent supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of the impact of childhood adversity and trauma on adolescents.
• Experience supporting young people who may present with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of therapeutic crisis intervention approaches.
• Strong understanding of children's residential care legislation, regulations and national standards.
• Proven leadership, organisational and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of children's residential inspection and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience managing staff supervision, training and performance processes.
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be:

• Passionate about achieving positive outcomes for young people.
• A confident and supportive leader.
• Skilled in building effective relationships with young people, families and professionals.
• Resilient, adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Committed to delivering high-quality, trauma-informed and person-centred care.
• Dedicated to continuous improvement and best practice.
• Valid working rights for Ireland.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative management team.
• Opportunities for leadership development and career progression.
• Employee wellbeing supports and assistance programmes.
• Meaningful work supporting vulnerable young people to achieve positive futures.

For more information, or to apply, please reach out to Zoe Lawlor today –

Call: + 353 1 947 6238

Email: zoe.lawlor@cplhealthcare.com