Deputy Care Manager

Sense; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A disability charity in Birmingham is seeking a Deputy Care Manager to support the Registered Care Manager in providing high-quality care to individuals with complex needs. The role involves both direct care and management tasks, requiring experience in social care and a full UK driving licence. This permanent position offers flexible working and a range of benefits, making it a rewarding career opportunity.

Benefits

24 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Free DBS Check

Free access to training

Pension Scheme

Health and well-being support

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a Social Care setting is essential.
• Full UK manual licence is essential for driving company vehicles.
• Knowledge of multiple sensory impairments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Care Manager in high-quality personalised care.
• Provide 15 hours of direct support as a Support Worker.
• Complete 22.5 hours of staff management tasks such as creating rotas.

Skills

Experience in Social Care

Full UK manual licence

Knowledge of sensory impairments

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a rewarding career? If you are a Senior Support Worker, Team Leader or Deputy Manager looking to progress your career, then this could be the role for you. We are recruiting for a Deputy Care Manager at our CQC registered service in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.

This is a permanent role, working 37.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• As a Deputy Care Manager, you will support the Registered Care Manager in providing high-quality, personalised care to individuals.
• Direct care: 15 hours of direct support as a Support Worker.
• Office/management: 22.5 hours for staff management tasks, such as creating rotas and mentoring Support Workers.

Service & role requirements

• 5-bed home, 5 people supported.
• Supports individuals with vision/hearing difficulties and communication challenges and complex needs.
• Full UK manual licence essential—company vehicles are used to drive and take individuals to appointments, activities outside of the home and trips.
• Prior experience of working in a Social Care setting such as Community/Residential/Supported Living is essential.
• Knowledge of multiple sensory impairments, physical and/or learning disabilities is desirable.

Benefits

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Free DBS Check
• Free access to over 100 online and face to face training
• On-going development opportunities
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Employee referral scheme
• Health and well-being support
• Pension Scheme
• Discount scheme
• Wisdom App- free access for all employees to mindfulness application

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a disability confident leader.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

How to apply

Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or [e-mail]

Safeguarding, equality and inclusion

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone\'s contribution is valued and we ensure they\'re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/