Apprentice Deputy Manager - Residential Childcare

TRESSEL HOMES LIMITED

Wallasey (CH44 1DA)

Closes on Friday 30 October 2026

Posted on 15 September 2026

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Summary

This exciting opportunity to develop your career in rescare while gaining valuable leadership and management experience. You will work alongside the Registered Manager and wider care team to support the effective day-to-day running of the home, while helping to ensure children and young people receive safe, nurturing and high-quality care.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Children, young people and families manager (level 5)
Hours
Working on a shift-based rota, which may include daytime and evening shifts, weekends and bank holidays. Working hours will vary. The apprentice may also be required to work sleep-in or waking-night shifts, where applicable to the setting.

40 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 November 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Assisting the Registered Manager in supporting, mentoring and supervising the Residential Childcare Worker team
  • Stand in for the Registered Manager in meetings with external stakeholders, including social workers, regulatory bodies, education professionals, parents and carers when required
  • Representing the Home/staff team at Tressell Leadership meetings when required
  • Take responsibility for any monitoring and recording tasks and administrative duties that may reasonably be delegated by the Registered Manager
  • To be part of the Tressell Homes On-Call service
  • To prepare for, arrange, and facilitate staff meetings when required
  • To engage in training appropriate to the role and maintain an up to date training profile
  • To undertake any other managerial duties as may be necessary

Where you'll work

Manor Road
Wallasey
CH44 1DA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

ACORN TRAINING LTD

Training course

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Maintains and develops a leadership style that sets the ethos, aims and approach to the work
  • Manages the application of professional judgement, standards and codes of practice
  • Creates a strong sense of team purpose
  • Models an ethos that actively promotes equality, resilience, dignity and respects diversity and inclusion
  • Actively seeks the views of others
  • Develops and delivers good quality supervision practice and decision making
  • Demonstrates evidence based practice and models the effective use of up to date research and theories
  • Identifies and manages risk
  • Monitors, evaluates and improves the working environment to ensure it is safe
  • Sets clear, measurable objectives
  • Uses data to evaluate the effectiveness of outcomes
  • Develops, facilitates and leads changes in working practices that deliver improved outcomes
  • Actively encourages the participation of children, young people and families in service improvement
  • Manages the quality assurance of the service provided and proposes improvements
  • Manages and deploys total resource (e.g. people, finance, IT property) to maximise outcomes
  • Mobilises collective action across service boundaries and within the community to manage resources
  • Commissions and contract manages external providers
  • Collaborates with partner agencies and resolves complex issues to achieve best outcomes
  • Builds an ethos of learning and continuous improvement across partner organisations
  • Evaluates practice of team members
  • Assesses learning styles of self and team members and identifies development opportunities
  • Listens to, challenges and supports practitioners
  • Engages in reflective practice and develops a learning culture across the team
  • Ensures each child receives the care and that the continuity of care for each child is in place
  • Models the behaviour expected from staff and communicates a clear message about the responsibilities required in the care and support of children
  • Manages and monitors safe systems of physical restraint
  • Proactively develops and sustains strategies for joint working , to improve outcomes
  • Demonstrates good awareness of stakeholders
  • Contributes to and initiates appropriate joint budget arrangements
  • Leads, implement s and evaluates effective approaches to practice in specific contexts
  • Audits and measures performance effectively within a multi-agency context
  • Effectively uses and shares information and data
  • Leads and develops new approaches to early intervention in a partnership practice

Training schedule

The apprentice will complete their Level 5 apprenticeship in Children, Young People and Families / Residential Childcare Management alongside their employment, gaining practical management experience within the residential childcare setting.

Training will be delivered by Acorn Training through a combination of workplace learning, online learning, virtual training sessions and independent study. The apprentice will have regular contact with their dedicated trainer and will receive ongoing support throughout the programme.

The apprentice will complete off-the-job training during their normal working hours, equivalent to at least 6 hours per week on average. This may include virtual training sessions, learning activities, research, professional discussions, assignments, assessment preparation and other activities that support the development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for the apprenticeship.

The apprentice will apply their learning directly within the workplace, developing their leadership and management skills alongside experienced colleagues.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Mathematics (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Tressel Homes Limited is committed to providing high-quality residential care and support to children and young people, creating safe, nurturing environments where they can feel valued, supported and able to thrive.

The organisation is dedicated to helping young people develop their confidence, independence and life skills, while providing individualised care that recognises their unique needs and experiences.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Successful completion of this apprenticeship will provide the knowledge, skills and practical management experience needed to progress within the residential childcare sector.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACORN TRAINING LTD

Rachel Juniper

rachel.juniper@acorntraining.co.uk

07983529954

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000053571.

Apply now

Closes on Friday 30 October 2026