Deputy Care Manager (Driver essential)

Sense; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity supporting individuals with disabilities is seeking a passionate Deputy Care Manager in Birmingham. You will assist in the daily operations of the service, lead a team, and ensure high-quality care for individuals with sensory impairments. The position offers 24 days of holiday, training opportunities, and a supportive work environment. A full UK driving license is required. This role provides competitive compensation with a salary of £26,676 per annum.

Benefits

24 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Free DBS Check

Access to training resources

Flexible working policies

Health and well-being support

Pension scheme

Discount scheme

Free access to mindfulness app

Qualifications

• Full manual UK driving license required for vehicle operation.
• Experience in care management or supervision preferred.
• Ability to support individuals with sensory impairments and disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals/groups within the center and in the community.
• Assist in running the service, including staff mentoring.
• Deliver high-quality services to meet organizational standards.

Skills

Passionate about care

Motivated

Team leadership

Driving skills

Job description

Looking for a new challenge?

Sense arelooking for a passionateand motivated person to join our fantastic team as aDeputy Care Manager at our service in Kingstanding, Birmingham.

This is a Permanent role, working37.5 hours per week.As a Deputy Care Manager you will receive £26,676 per annum.

This CQC Good service consists of 5 bedrooms and is home to individuals who have sensory impairments, learning difficultiesand / or mobility impairments.

As a Deputy Care Manager, you will work alongside the Registered Care Manager to help run the home and provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments and / or learning disabilities.You will also be a frontline supervisor, supporting the manager to effectively manage a team of staff.

A full manual UK license is required as we have manual company vehicles used to drive and take individuals to appointments, activities outside of the home and trips.

Your duties can include :

• To supportindividuals / groups within the centre and community.
• You will assist the manager in the running of the service including rota, supervising, mentoring and leading the team to ensure that all shared responsibilities are fulfilled and systems maintained which guarantee compliance.
• To provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments, physical and / or learning disabilities who use Sense services.
• To deliver services which meet or exceed organisational expectations and standards.

Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including :

• 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
• Headspace 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 .

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.