Deputy Care Manager

OakGar Recruitment; Tavistock; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care specialist in Tavistock is looking for a Deputy Care Manager who can motivate and inspire teams while overseeing service operations for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health challenges. Successful candidates will have strong communication and leadership skills, plus a good understanding of CQC regulations. This role offers an annual salary of £37,700, career progression opportunities, training, and an attractive benefits package including a pension scheme.

Benefits

28 annual leave days

Further qualifications and training

Company pension scheme

Attractive benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of best practices in delivering support for varied needs.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.
• Knowledge of current CQC regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and inspire teams to provide outstanding support.
• Oversee service management including rostering and support plans.
• Act as a role model in delivering active support.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Leadership

Communication

People management

IT skills

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity as a Deputy Care Manager where you can obtain career progression while making a difference to the lives of others?

We have an exciting opportunity with a leading care specialist who are looking for a Deputy Care Manager to oversee their service in Tavistock, Devon. This service specialises in supporting individuals with learning disabilities, mental health, and challenging behaviour, so experience within this client group is highly desirable. In return, you will be offered an opportunity to represent an ever-growing organisation who offer excellent career progression and benefits.

Job Purpose

Motivate and inspire your teams to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching and leadership by example.

Acting as a role model and leader in the delivery of active support, you will empower the people you support to have active and fulfilling lives aligned with their needs and aspirations.

Working collaboratively with the other members of the Service Leadership Team you will help to oversee and manage the smooth running of this service including rostering, support plans, staff deployment and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Being an empathetic, compassionate, and patient individual by providing in person-centred approaches for those who you support and leading your team to success.
• Being an effective communicator with the ability to influence others and to ensure you get the best from your team. You will possess excellent leadership and team management skills to ensure you and your team work collaboratively and effectively.
• Being an effective coach and mentor for your team and possess good IT skills.
• Ability to think on your feet and making the commitment to see things through and get the best outcomes for the people you support.

Requirements

• Having a strong understanding of best practice in delivering support to people with different needs and a passion for doing so.
• You will have excellent communication and people management skills and have knowledge and a good understanding of current CQC regulations and compliance within the new framework with a proven track record of quality assurance and service improvement.
• Their services operate 24/7, 365 days a year and shift patterns will include early mornings and late evenings with occasional sleep-ins and waking nights and you must be flexible to cover the rota at the service.

What they offer you

• £37,700 per annum.
• Excellent Career Progression.
• 28 annual leave days.
• Further Qualifications and Training.
• Attractive Benefits Package.
• Company Pension Scheme