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.