Job Description

Job details

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Job reference
REQ00000019188
Date posted
12/11/2025
Application closing date
30/11/2025
Location
WHITEHAVEN
Salary
37,035-37,938
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time

Assistant Manager- CMB2129e

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Job description

Assistant Manager

Salary:

37,035 - 37,938

Hours: 37 hours

Location: Whitehaven

Contract: Permanent

About this opportunity

Cumberland Council Children's Services are looking for an engaging individual to join our team as Assistant Manager, at Overend Children's Residential Home, working with Looked After Children, enabling them to live closer to their local communities and providing them with high quality support, ensuring their voice is heard and their wellbeing is a priority.





The purpose of the home is to provide a safe, supported, and nurturing environment for young people. To provide a high-quality care experience, which enables young people to feel valued and confident, by achieving and celebrating their successes.



As an Assistant Manager, you will oversee a team of Residential Support Workers to support the smooth management of a Residential Children's Home registered for six young people, and work in collaboration with a wide range of professionals to ensure the best support and outcomes for children and young people. This will include identifying specific areas of support, allocation of key workers and a review of service for each case managed. As well as managing caseloads, you will chair meetings between all relevant agencies as part of the service review programme.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for passionate individuals who share our core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. These values drive us to deliver excellent public services and create a better future for our communities.





We value potential over perfection and will support your growth and career development.

Essential knowledge and qualifications include:

Children's Home Regulations (2001) and amendments Children Act 1989 National Minimum Standards LSCB safeguarding policy Awareness of legislation, research, and best practice in childcare and safeguarding Ability to assess individual needs and create child-centred care plans Social work or relevant qualification for working with children and young people

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Louisa Boswell by email at louisa.boswell@cumberland.gov.uk

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:




Enhanced DBS check with a Children's Barred List check.





Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Children.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants

as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010 Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We're dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That's why we're a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer - to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments

to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing

Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk

. While adjustments aren't always guaranteed, we'll always listen, and we'll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 30th November 2025 Interview date: 10th December 2025

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you're interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

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