Deputy Manager

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

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Deputy Service Manager in Dover to enhance residents' quality of life. Key responsibilities include developing support plans and managing a care team. The ideal candidate will have care management experience and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. Competitive pay at £15.39 per hour with additional benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced payment for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in a care management role.
• Understanding of complex individuals with challenging behaviours.
• Ability to recruit and manage staff.

Responsibilities

• Implement person-centred support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments.
• Assist in day-to-day management of the service.

Skills

Care management experience

Knowledge of autism and mental health needs

Team leadership

Person-centred planning

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Manager - Dover - £15.39 per hour

Join Voyage Care and feel valued, with benefits including:

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (terms and conditions apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (terms and conditions 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
• 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 Dover.

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 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).

To be successful in this role, you 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.

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

Voyage Care is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.