Deputy Manager

Voyage Care; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization in Edinburgh is seeking a Deputy Service Manager to lead their residential service. The role involves managing a team to enhance the quality of life for individuals, implementing care plans, conducting assessments, and overseeing daily operations. Ideal candidates will have experience in care management and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. Join us to make a tangible difference in the community.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Health service access for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing person-centered support plans.
• Ability to conduct care needs assessments.
• Experience in recruiting and inducting new colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team to help individuals gain independence.
• Conduct medication audits and competencies.
• Assist the Registered Manager in daily management tasks.

Skills

Previous experience in a care management role

Experience with individuals with autism

Experience with acquired brain injury

Knowledge of complex mental health needs

Ability to manage challenging behaviour

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Manager - Edinburgh - £29,445.00 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 Edinburgh. This service is 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. 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 will also take part in the on-call rota (although this may be subject to change depending on the needs of the service).

This is an amazing role for someone who is 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!

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