Deputy Manager

Voyage Care; Slimbridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay (evenings/weekends)

Premium overtime rates

Stream pay access

Blue Light Card discounts

Doctor line 24/7/365

Cash plans for you and family

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a Deputy Service Manager for our Slimbridge residential service. You will lead a dynamic team and drive person-centred care plans to enhance independence for people supported by the service.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, conducting assessments, recruiting, training, and ensuring medication competencies, audits, and reporting. A Level 3 in Health & Social Care and experience with autism and complex health needs are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care management role.
• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting individuals with autism, learning disabilities and complex health needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of colleagues to support people in daily living.
• Develop and implement person-centred support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments and recruit/induct new staff.
• Carry out supervision and appraisals; complete medication competencies and audits.
• Prepare reports and support the Registered Manager in day-to-day tasks.
• Participate in the on-call rota as required.

Skills

Team leadership

Care planning

Care assessment

Recruiting & induction

Medication competencies

Reporting & audits

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Manager - Slimbridge - Starting at £15.35 ph- 17.35 ph

Contract: 37.5 hours per week

Typical shifts would be: 2 x 07:30 - 21:30 1 x 07:30 - 15:30 Monday - Sunday

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)
• Stream – 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. This charming service has 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, completing reports and generally assisting the Registered Manager in the day-to-day management of our service. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Deputy Service Managers play a central role in team leadership and have a hands‑on approach to care management.

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, Learning disability's and complex health needs.

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.

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