Deputy Care Home Manager

TN United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Deputy Care Home Manager in a leading health care provider in Colchester. This role focuses on delivering exceptional care, particularly for individuals with dementia, and involves supporting the Home Manager in overseeing daily operations. You will play a key role in ensuring service users receive the highest standards of care while actively involving them and their families in care programs. Join a dedicated team in a superb working environment that values your contributions and offers generous benefits, including a competitive salary and training programs. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Induction and training programme

Superb working environment

Costs for enhanced DBS

Rewards for years of service

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care.
• Good working knowledge of CQC standards required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Home Manager in daily operations of the care home.
• Ensure highest standards of professional support for service users.

Skills

Engagement with service users

Knowledge of CQC standards

Building relationships with care professionals

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care

NVQ/QCF Level 4 in Health & Social Care

Job description

An exciting new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Deputy Care Home Manager to work in an exceptional care home based in the Colchester, Essex area. You will be working for one of UK's leading health care providers.

The care home emphasises dementia and mental health care, and also has skills to care for younger people with dementia in an annex adjacent to the main home.

To be considered for this position you must have an NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care.

Key Duties:

• Support the Home Manager and deal with the day to day running of the home in the absence of the Home Manager.
• Alongside the Home Manager, manage and have responsibility for all aspects of the service in line with CQC requirements.
• Ensure service users are receiving the highest standards of professional support, experiencing life opportunities that promote growth and independence.
• Promote ownership of care programs by fully involving service users and their families in developing, agreeing, and evaluating care programs within the home.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• The ability to engage with service users to understand their needs in order to provide excellent services of care.
• Good working knowledge of CQC standards.
• The ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with external care professionals, families, visitors, and staffing teams.

The successful Deputy Care Home Manager will receive an excellent salary of £35,000 per annum. This exciting position is a permanent full-time role for 40 hours a week working through day shifts. In return for your hard work and commitment, you will receive the following generous benefits:

• Induction and training programme for all employees.
• Superb setting and working environment.
• Costs for an enhanced DBS.
• Rewards for years of service.

Reference ID: 5509

To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV.