Assistant Domiciliary Care Manager

CS UK Recruitment Ltd; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call allowance (£150)

Merit-based pay progression

Transparent pay bands

Paid annual leave

Client referral scheme – up to £250

Maternity Pay

Job summary

CS UK Recruitment Ltd, on behalf of a leading domiciliary care provider in Canterbury, Kent, is seeking a committed Deputy Domiciliary Care Manager to support the Registered Manager and maintain high standards of care in the local community. You will help plan staffing, oversee care assessments, supervise staff and work with health and social care professionals to improve client outcomes.

This is a permanent full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30–17:00 with an alternate

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a home care service with the elderly and palliative care.
• Experience of working within the CQC standards, health and social care guidelines.
• Experience supervising others.
• Extensive experience engaging with external partners, including health and social care professionals.
• Commitment to health and safety.
• Strong professional boundaries.
• Good literacy, numeracy, communication and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Supporting registered manager to run the service safely, including covering in the registered manager’s absence and ensuring standards of care are maintained.
• Ensuring that the service safely plans staffing levels and complies with legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake care assessments of clients needing care and support, and work closely with healthcare professionals and others.
• Help the service to recruit and develop new health care workers, supporting, supervising and performance managing them.

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Experience in domiciliary care (similar role)

Job description

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Deputy Domiciliary Care Manager to work for a leading domiciliary care provider based in the Canterbury, Kent area. You will be working for one of UK’s leading domiciliary care services

You will play a vital role in supporting and empowering vulnerable adults and their carers in the local community

As the Deputy Manager your key responsibilities include:

• Supporting registered manager to run the service safely, including covering in the registered manager’s absence and ensuring standards of care are maintained
• Ensuring that the service safely plans staffing levels and complies with legislation and regulatory requirements
• Undertake care assessments of client’s needing care and support, as well as working closely with healthcare professionals and others
• Helping the service to recruit and develop new health care workers, supporting, supervising and performance managing them

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• Experience of working in a home care service with the elderly and palliative care
• Experience of working within the CQC standards, health and social care guidelines
• Experiencing of supervising the work of others
• Significant experience in engaging and working with external partners, including health and social care professionals, to achieve better outcomes for clients
• Commitment to promoting an environment which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others
• High-level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain boundaries
• Good literacy, numeracy, communication and IT skills

To be considered for this position you must hold at least an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care + Experience in a similar role within a domiciliary care setting

The successful Deputy Manage will receive an excellent salary of £29,000 per annum. This exciting role is a permanent full time role working 40 hours on Mon-Fri from 8:30am-5pm (1 week on + 3 weeks off) In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

Benefits

• £150 for on call
• Competitive salary with merit-based pay progression
• Transparent pay bands rewarding individual experience, skills, training, and qualifications
• Paid annual leave based on working patterns
• Client referral scheme – up to £250 per referral
• Maternity Pay

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