Care Manager

Wood Care Group; Thorne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Training & development

Uniform provided

Free onsite parking

Wellbeing support

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Wood Care Group is seeking a Care Manager to join our management team. This office-based role provides administrative and operational leadership within the home, working closely with the Registered Manager, care team and professionals to ensure high standards of care and compliance.

You will manage people and processes, with attention to detail, supporting residents’ physical, psychological and social needs, including supervision, rosters and medication audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care home is essential.
• NVQ Level 4 minimum, NVQ Level 5 ideal.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills required.
• Willingness to work weekends and flexible shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist with supervision, observations and rota planning.
• Support medication audits and monthly meds processes.
• Attend staff meetings and promote staff development.
• Uphold safeguarding, policy compliance and safe working practices.

Skills

People management

Care home experience

NVQ Level 5

Flexible shifts

On-call

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 5 ideal

NVQ Level 4 minimum

Job description

As the Care Manager, you are part of the management team alongside the Home Manager & the Assistant Deputy Manager’s.

This is an office-based management role, providing strong administrative and operational leadership within the home. You will work closely with the Registered Manager, care team and other professionals to ensure the highest standards of care, compliance and service delivery are maintained.

The successful candidate will be confident managing people, processes and paperwork, with excellent attention to detail and a genuine commitment to delivering high-quality care.

We ask for you to care for our residents like they are your own family, caring for their Physical, Psychological and Social needs. Assisting residents with personal care activities such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and assisting with meals. As well as being able to support the management function of assisting with supervisions, observations, rota planning, medication audits and end of monthly month meds.

This is an ideal role for an Assistant Deputy Manger or Deputy Manager who is looking to progress to a Care Manager in a Company who look after internal staff and like to develop from within.

We are a part of family run business part of the Wood Care Group, and our Employees are important to us.

Become a key worker and make a difference

About You

• Good communication skills, to communicate with the residents, families, and management team.
• Previous experience working in a Care Home environment is essential.
• A committed and organised approach.
• Flexible to work shifts (including weekends).
• NVQ level 5 as ideal, NVQ Level 4 a minimum.
• Available to work on-call within the management team.

If you would like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the best quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, then this is a rewarding place to be.

Other Duties

• To Attend Staff Meetings.
• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing needs, demands of the home and participate in appropriate training and encourage and support staff in their development and training.
• Employee's need to ensure they fully understand their safeguarding responsibility, develop their understand and skills to reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults who need care and support. Employee's need to ensure that adults are safeguarded in a way that recognises their choice and control. Ensure that the safeguarding and whistle blowing policies are adhered too at all time.
• Provide evidence of any untaken training.
• Comply with fire procedures and health and safety legislation and work in a safe environment.
• Complete all training as determined by the home.

Your Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Exceptional training and career development
• Proud to Care - Our in-house employee recognition scheme
• Uniform provided
• Free onsite car parking and close to local transport links
• First-rate working environment
• Additional shifts available
• Discount club membership across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many other items!
• Employee of the month
• Long service awards
• Refer a friend scheme - up to £100 per referral
• Overtime rates
• Access to Wage Stream - cash out up to 50% of your earnt wages each week!
• Overtime raffle - chance to win £100 per month!
• Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Program
• My Healthy Advantage App - comprehensive library of resources to help you and support you in life
• Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents

“Wood Care Group’s main priority is the welfare and wellbeing of its residents and staff. We also understand the vital importance of having the best staff in place to support this vision. As a Company we have great communication, and we are always looking for ways to improve our employee’s work life balance.” Michelle – HR Manager

Please see our website for videos of what our home is like to work at! www.woodcaregroup.com