Assistant Manager - 247275

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Wakefield Council, overseeing Hazel Garth Care Home, seeks an Assistant Manager to lead care delivery in a dementia unit and support staff in delivering high-quality service to residents.

You will recruit, train and supervise staff, foster person-centred care, support relatives, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including potential cross-site work within Wakefield Council.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in care management or a senior care role.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Genuine commitment to person-centred care.
• Ability to inspire and support a diverse team.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to staff and help recruit, motivate and develop the team.
• Collaborate across internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Oversee induction, training programs and staff supervision.
• Foster links with residents' relatives and friends; support end-of-life care where needed.
• Promote residents' emotional and social growth and identify strengths and areas for development.
• Manage recruitment across the service and be flexible to work at other Wakefield sites.

Skills

Care management

Leadership

Communication

Person-centred care

Team motivation

Job description

Do you see yourself as a caring, compassionate and dedicated leader? Hazel Garth Care Home is seeking an inspiring Assistant Manager to join our committed team and help us deliver outstanding care to our residents.

About Us:

Hazel Garth is a warm, welcoming dementia unit providing long term and respite care for older people. We believe in creating a supportive environment where both our service users and staff thrive.

You will:

Work effectively as part of a management team within the unit to support in providing leadership to staff, to recruit, motivate and develop staff employed within the service areas managed with the aim of achieving high quality service delivery.

Work in multi discipline manner with a wide range of stakeholder both internally and externally, as well as assisting with the general day to day running of the service

Assist with induction programs, in-house training programs and staff supervision and development.

Assist in ensuring where possible appropriate links are fostered with relatives and friends of each resident. You may be supporting people with end-of-life care. You would need to be able to cope with these emotional demands, able to show empathy and compassion.

Assist in promoting emotional and social growth in each resident recognizing and fostering areas of strength and strengthening areas of weakness.

Be responsible in all aspects of recruitment.

Be able to work across our other sites if support is required.

Why Wakefield Council?

Full-time post of 37 hours per week

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Support and access to a high-quality training programme to progress your career to the next level
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff and we recognise that resilient colleagues need a good work / life balance as well as supportive leadership and support in the workplace
• Access to Wellbeing Coaching if required, Support for Carers, a Sense of Belonging
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL) MetroCard)
• The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program with a dedicated personal trainer, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact.

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Join us and make a real impact in the community.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in care management or a senior care role
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• A genuine commitment to person-centred care
• Ability to inspire and support a diverse team
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities