Deputy Manager

Voyage Care Ltd; Dover; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening & weekend pay

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

Doctor line 24/7

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care Ltd in Dover is seeking a Deputy Service Manager to lead our residential service with a compassionate, person-centred approach. You will guide a dynamic team to enhance the quality of life for the people we support, ensuring safe, planned care and smooth day-to-day operations.

The role requires prior care management experience and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care. You will recruit, coach and supervise staff, conduct needs assessments, and participate in on-call duties, with DBS

Qualifications

• Previous management experience in care.
• Level 3 Health & Social Care required.
• Ability to lead a team and develop plans.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team to help people gain more independence in daily life.
• Developing and implementing person-centred support plans.
• Conducting care needs assessments.
• Recruiting and inducting new colleagues.
• Completing medication competencies and audits.
• Attending multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Completing reports and supporting the Registered Manager in day-to-day management.
• Participating in the on-call rota (subject to service needs).

Skills

Experience with autism

Acquired brain injury awareness

Mental health needs expertise

Challenging behaviours

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

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

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay
• 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 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.