Deputy House Manager - Full-time

Oasis Restore, Rochester

• Ref:MED887-4007-146S
• Posted:13/03/2026
• Pay:(L1- L5) £51,773 to £57,137 plus LGPS
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:10/04/2026 at 16:00
• Interviews:TBC

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• Start date: As soon as possible
• Closing date: 5pm on Friday 10th April 2026 
• Interviews: To Be Confirmed
• Salary: (L1- L5) £51,773 to £57,137 plus Local Government Pension Scheme
• Location: Oasis Restore Secure School in Rochester, Medway, Kent

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of the most vulnerable children?

Can you see yourself taking responsibility for ensuring the safe functioning of the school, and the care and development of our children and the staff who work with them?

Could you bring energy, authority and compassion to the care of the children at the school?

We are offering a uniquely exciting opportunity for a person with experience of children’s residential care, social work or youth justice who is ready for a post in the team responsible for managing the care of the children and staff teams within Oasis Restore, the first secure school in England.

Your role as a Deputy House Manager offers a unique opportunity to be part of a comprehensive team at Oasis Restore, joining us as we continue to recruit a large team of residential staff and onboard a new cohort of students, taking up a crucial role in their care and development. It will be your role to inspire and develop staff practice, manage their activities, utilise our management information systems and provide safety, care and well-being for children while developing a sense of safety and boundaries in their work.

You will be an important figure for children across the school and particularly in one of the three houses, representing a kind, decent and caring source of authority, present and involved in their daily lives. You will be someone who can work well in complex, demanding and emotive situations. You will have excellent relational skills and will be naturally curious and keen to learn about your own and others’ feelings and experiences. You will be a champion of high standard of Children’s social care, with demonstrable experience of developing practice that delivers to Children's Homes Quality Standards. You will be someone who can think well under pressure and who can empower and contain others in their work. You will have a powerful belief in the value of restorative work and will be able to hold your hope and compassion for the children in the face of the challenges they will bring.

This role reports into the Residential Leadership team, and works closely with the wider Senior Leadership Team, alongside a team of specialists within education, care, and health. Alongside colleagues, you will manage a large team of Senior and Restore Practitioners. As a deputy house manager you will have overall responsibility for case management of the children within your flat. This will include quality assurance all documents relating to the child (including adherence to legislative, regulatory and policy requirements) and all child facing practice from the Core Team around the child.

Information about the school

Oasis Restore is the UK’s first secure school that is a proof-of-concept policy initiative funded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Youth Custody Service. Oasis Restore’s mission is to transform the life chances of children aged 12-18 years in the criminal justice system through delivering psychologically informed, integrated practice that centres on trusted, safe relationships between staff and children. Oasis Restore is a learning community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children beyond the secure school.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Recruitment
• Address:Oasis Restore, Sir Evelyn Road, Rochester, Kent , ME1 3YB
• Telephone: 0207 9214243
• Email: recruitment@oasisrestore.org

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