Assistant Manager

Care Through The Millennium; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential care provider in the UK is seeking an Assistant Manager to support the Managing Director and Registered Managers. This role involves managing day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance, and providing high-quality care to vulnerable adults. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, experience in social care, and relevant qualifications. This position offers excellent training and professional development opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Employee assistance scheme

Paid induction training

Pension scheme

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in social care for vulnerable adults.
• Confident leadership with the ability to make independent decisions.
• Up-to-date knowledge of social care legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations and compliance.
• Conduct audits and develop action plans.
• Guide and support team members in their roles.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams and safeguarding.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Decision-making

Experience in social care

Ability to manage workloads

Education

Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship or equivalent

Job description

Care Through The Millennium are a well-established private residential care and supported living provider who offer support to vulnerable adults, we offer our employees comprehensive training programmes and excellent development opportunities in a caring and supportive environment.

We are seeking a passionate

Assistant Manager

to join our team and play a key role in supporting the Managing Director and Registered Managers in providing the highest level of care. Supporting the day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance and supporting the staff team to deliver outstanding care, youll help shape a safe, supportive, and empowering environment for our service users.

Responsibilities

Working alongside the Senior Management team and supporting our residential and supported living services as designated.

Ensuring that company and regulatory policy is exceeded and that the service users needs always remain the top priority.

Conducting audits and developing appropriate action plans alongside the Registered / Home Managers to ensure that the services are exceeding the fundamental standards.

Offering guidance, development, and support to team members and assisting in recruitment, induction, and training.

Undertaking initial assessments and supporting the transition.

Liaising with relatives, multidisciplinary teams and safeguarding, ensuring appropriate notifications are submitted.

Supporting the Senior Management team with specific projects as designated.

Providing cover for the Registered Managers in emergency situations and undertaking On-call responsibilities to support the services where designated. This may include managing a service and carrying out the duties of the Registered Manager for an interim period.

Liaising and working in partnership with the Care Quality Commission, complying with appropriate requirements.

Undertaking investigation, grievance, and disciplinary processes as designated.

Hours : 42-hour week, may include on-call and weekend working on occasions.

About you

Youll bring energy, confidence, and a commitment to high-quality care and have :

Experience working in the social care sector supporting vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and / or mental health illness.

A confident leader capable of making decisions independently and working collaboratively within a team.

Strong leadership skills, with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels.

Experience in liaising with relatives, multidisciplinary teams and safeguarding.

Up-to-date knowledge of legislation relating to the social care sector including the fundamental standards.

A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between our services.

Experience delivering induction training to new staff members.

The ability to organise and manage your workload between competing priorities and handle conflicting demands.

Essential Qualifications

Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship or equivalent Adult Care qualification mapped against this standard.

CTTMs reward to you

Be part of a dedicated organisation that values professional growth and invests in its people

Employee assistance scheme

Paid induction training

Pension scheme

Refer a friend bonus scheme

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in peoples lives while developing your own career in a caring, supportive, and well-established organisation!