Deputy Care Manager

Animated Designs, LLC; Houghton Regis; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established social care provider is seeking a Deputy Care Manager to support the Registered Manager in delivering exceptional care for individuals with autism and learning disabilities. This full-time position offers a mix of office hours and shifts, including weekends. You will play a key role in maintaining high standards of service delivery, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a positive team environment. The company prides itself on career progression and a supportive workplace culture, making it an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent required for the role.
• Experience with individuals with additional needs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in the effective operation of the care home.
• Monitor service delivery and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Provide supervision and appraisals to the team.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Job Title - Deputy Care Manager

Location – Houghton Regis Dunstable

Salary - £26,000 per year

Role – Full time permanent role with 40 hours per week. Mix of office hours and shift work which will include some weekends.

Service

Treow House is a bespoke Supported Living, Supported Living Plus and Outreach Service providing individualised and proactive support where people’s rights, independence and choices are actively promoted. The service is in the heart of Houghton Regis and comprises of 15 one-bedroom Supported Living flats and 7 new one-bedroom Supported Living Plus flats which are built around a communal living room.

About us

Precious Homes are an established, innovative and expanding social care provider. We offer registered care and supported living and residential services to adults with autism & learning disabilities. We are different from other care providers, we believe we offer genuine career progression opportunities and provide a great working environment which results in our teams delivering fantastic outcomes for the people we support. Having earned a strong reputation among local authorities for successfully supporting some of the most complex needs within the social care environment, we have almost doubled in size over the last three years and now offer 33 services across the UK and growing.

What the Job entails:

• To support the Registered Manager with the effective operation of the home for people with a learning disability and autism, in accordance with associated regulations and the policy and procedures relating to the project.
• To support the Registered Manager in keeping with the ethos of Precious Homes from beginning to end including completing person centred assessments and support plans, recruitment and development of team, marketing, stakeholder engagement and implementing efficient and effective systems and processes that provide the foundations towards an Outstanding service for our service users.
• Projecting the culture and values expected from Precious Homes to all stakeholders.
• To support the Registered Manager with setting objectives for the performance of the service; to monitor, maintain and improve service delivery.
• To ensure that the delivery of service to service users and their care authorities, and the selection, supervision and management of staff, is underpinned by a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equality of opportunity.
• To continuously monitor the operations of the service, evaluate them and where improvements can be made take the necessary action to implement change through negotiation and agreement.
• To ensure that potential or actual breaches of legal, regulatory, and organisational health and safety requirements are investigated, corrected and/or reported to the appropriate authority promptly.
• To ensure that all necessary records are complete, accurate and legible, and available to authorised persons when required.
• To provide regular, formal supervision, induction and appraisals to the team.
• To evaluate the team’s overall development needs (including the manager’s own needs), encourage all personnel to assist in this evaluation, discuss and plan for how identified needs are met.
• To be a positive role model to ensure we have highly motivated staff teams.
• To act up in the absence of the Registered Manager.

Essential

• NVQ 3 or equivalent
• Experience with additional needs