Deputy Manager

Voyage Care; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Cheltenham is seeking a Deputy Service Manager to lead a dynamic team committed to enhancing the quality of life for those they support. Responsibilities include managing care plans, team leadership, and ensuring the well-being of residents. Candidates must have experience in care management and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. This role offers opportunities for personal growth and development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Flexible pay options with Wagestream

Access to discounts via Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line for colleagues and families

Cash plans covering families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care management role required.
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care essential.
• Experience with individuals with autism and challenging behaviours preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team to help individuals gain independence.
• Develop and implement support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments and attend multi-disciplinary meetings.

Skills

Experience in care management

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Working with individuals with autism

Handling challenging behaviours

Job description

Deputy Service Manager

Location: Cheltenham

Shifts: mixture of long days and short, with some on the floor and some off rota Monday - Sunday

Pay Rate: starts at £27,846 per annum

Benefits

• 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 provides 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. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Responsibilities

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. You could be 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 the day-to‑day management of our service. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Deputy Service Managers play a central role in team leadership and have a hands‑on approach to care management.

You will also take part in the on‑call rota (although this may be subject to change depending on the needs of the service).

Qualifications

We’re looking for candidates who 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 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.

Further Development

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.

Apply Today

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.