Deputy Manager

Voyage Care; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking a Deputy Service Manager in Taunton to enhance the quality of life for individuals in a residential service. You'll manage a dedicated team, ensuring person-centred care and independence for residents. Ideal candidates will have prior care management experience and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care, with a passion for supporting individuals with complex needs. Benefits include enhanced pay rates and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for pay flexibility

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care management role is essential.
• Experience working with complex individuals with mental health needs.
• Passion for supporting others in gaining independence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement person centred support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments.
• Recruit and induct new colleagues.
• Complete supervisions and appraisals.
• Participate in the on-call rota.

Skills

Care management experience

Ability to work with individuals with autism

Understanding of brain injury care

Complex mental health needs experience

Leadership skills

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Manager - Taunton - £31,142 per annum

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Deputy Service Managers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Deputy Service Manager to join us in leading our residential service in Taunton. This 11 bedroom service has a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Our Deputy Service Managers will be responsible for managing a team of colleagues with the purpose of helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives. Responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing person centred support plans
• Conducting care needs assessments
• Recruiting and inducting new colleagues
• Completing supervisions/appraisals
• Completing medication competencies and medication audits
• Attending multi-disciplinary meetings
• Completing reports and generally assisting the Registered Manager in day‑to‑day management of our service
• Participating in the on‑call rota (subject to change depending on the needs of the service)

This is an amazing role for someone looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Deputy Service Managers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Deputy Service Manager should have previous experience in a care management role and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Don’t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we’re supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.