Deputy Care Manager £34,000 – £39,000 plus bonus and sleep in Bingley, Bradford

Real Recruitment Solutions; Bingley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an enthusiastic Deputy Care Manager to support the Registered Care Home Manager in delivering high-quality care services. This role involves leading a dedicated team, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a supportive environment for young people. With a commitment to professional development, the company provides extensive training and a range of benefits, including a pension and health programs. Join a team that values your contributions and offers a rewarding career path in children's services, where you can truly make a difference in the lives of young individuals.

Benefits

Specialist Training Programmes

Company Pension

Health & Wellbeing Programme

Performance & Yearly Bonus

On-site Parking

Sick Pay

Casual Dress

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children in a residential setting.
• Strong understanding of Children’s Homes Regulations 2015.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Care Home Manager in operational compliance.
• Conduct audits and review care plans for best practices.
• Supervise and train junior staff members.

Skills

Team Leadership

Childcare Experience

Auditing Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Social Work Qualification

Childcare Training

Job description

DEPUTY CARE MANAGER

Contract: Permanent (childrens services)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Actual salary: £34,000 – £39,000 per annum + performance related bonus + sleep allowance

Location: Bingley, Bradford

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday

Benefits for the role of Deputy Care Manager

• To support you in this role, we provide a range of specialist training programmes and invest in your professional development.
• A company pension.
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• Performance & yearly bonus
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Casual dress.

Required as soon as possible, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Deputy Care Manager. As a Deputy Care Manager you will support the Registered Care Home Manager in achieving successful and compliant operation of the care home. The Deputy Care Manager will provide support and leadership to care home staff and provide a high-quality service and lead by example. This individual should have a minimum 2 years’ experience of working with children and young people in residential setting in the last five years. If you are a Social Worker from the Children’s Sector and would like to change of direction, new set of challenges and rewards please apply.

The successful candidates will:

• Support the Registered Care Home Manager in auditing documentation to ensure best practice.
• Ensure that all staff members contribute to the best of their ability to the efficient running of the care home and to the creation of an atmosphere conductive to the best interest of young person’s.
• Complete audits and reviewing care plans.
• Have a performance management system in place to audit comprehensively in line with Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, and Quality Standards, e.g. Regulation 44, Ofsted Inspections, Regulation 45 Reports.
• Liaise with health professionals regarding young person’s care needs.
• Ensure meals are of sufficient quantity and quality so that young person’s dietary needs are met.
• Undertake general personal care as appropriate.
• Supervise and instruct junior and new staff members in all aspects of their work practice.
• Organise workload in the absence of the Registered Care Home Manager, by forward planning of rotas to ensure that there are sufficient staff cover and deal with problems where necessary.

We receive a high number of applications on a daily basis so we can only respond to successful applications. If you do not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has not been taken forward on this occasion. We may contact you in the future about other suitable positions.

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