Deputy Manager

Voyage Care Ltd; Dover; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access (up to 40% of earned

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Retirement leave enhancements

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care Ltd in Dover is seeking a dedicated Deputy Service Manager to lead our residential service. You will work with a dynamic team to enhance the quality of life for the people we support, ensuring person-centred care plans are implemented and reviews are conducted.

The role involves supervising staff, managing day-to-day operations, coordinating with medical professionals, and contributing to on-call duties as required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a care management role.
• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification.
• Committed to improving the quality of life for people supported.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team to promote independence in daily living.
• Develop and implement person-centred support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments and reviews.
• Recruit, induct and supervise new staff.
• Complete supervisions and appraisals for the team.
• Assist in medication competencies and audits.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings and support the Registered Manager.

Skills

Autism experience

Brain injury

Mental health

Challenging behaviour

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Manager - Dover

About the Company

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

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay
• Premium overtime rates
• 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

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of colleagues with the purpose of helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives
• 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
• Participating in the on-call rota (subject to change depending on the needs of the service)

Qualifications

Previous experience in a care management role and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care.

Required Skills

• Experience working with individuals with autism
• Experience with acquired brain injury
• Experience with complex individuals with mental health needs
• Experience with traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours

Preferred Skills

We’re interested in our Deputy Service Managers having both the right experience and the right values.

Pay range and compensation package

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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