Deputy Manager

Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust; New Earswick; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust seek a Deputy Manager to work with the Registered Manager to lead a compassionate, safe and well-led care service at New Lodge. The role focuses on relationship-centred leadership, ensuring outstanding person-centred care and strong performance against the organisation's strategic plan.

The successful candidate will have a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, supervisory experience, and strong knowledge of CQC rules, with

Qualifications

• Minimum A Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care.
• Supervisory/management experience in nursing or residential care.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, health and safety legislation, and safeguarding.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work flexibly including weekends and on call.

Responsibilities

• Provide relationship-centred leadership and direction with the Registered Manager.
• Contribute to safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led service.
• Develop and manage relationships with residents, families, staff and health professionals.
• Oversee delegated areas of quality and compliance within the service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Flexibility

On-call availability

Education

A Level 3 NVQ Health & Social Care

Job description

*Please note that we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to how the service is managed within our New Lodge community. As Deputy Manager you will work closely as a team with the Registered Manager to provide relationship centred leadership and direction that ensures a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led service that treats people with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.

The role of Deputy Manager will allow you to support with the overall high performance of the care service team that contributes to the delivery of the JRHT strategic plan. In addition to this, you will deliver an economically viable service that is a key part of the community, developing and managing relationships with all stakeholders including residents and their families, staff, local health and welfare professionals. You will also be responsible for delegated areas of quality and compliance.

About you:

The role of Deputy Manager offers the right candidate the opportunity to use their knowledge, skills and experience to assist in leading and creating an environment where outstanding person-centred care is consistently delivered.

Some of the skills and experience we are looking for include:

• A Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care (as a minimum)
• Experience in a supervisory or management role within a nursing or residential care home.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, health and safety legislation, and safeguarding requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work flexibly, including weekends and on call.

*Please note that this role will be subject to a DBS check*

Our core priority

JRHT strives to be a housing association that is sustainable and engaging, providing high quality and continuously improving services and decent affordable homes in well managed communities prioritising those in greatest need.

Closing date for applications is 21st October 2026

Interviews date tbc

Additional Information

We are a values driven organisation and our values drive our behaviours. We’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.

Our commitment to diversity

At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an on-going basis and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.