Deputy Manager

Thendon Resourcing Limited; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Deputy Manager for a Residential Home focused on adults with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will manage care teams, ensure high-quality services, and have a QCF level 5 qualification or be working towards one. This position offers competitive salary and benefits, along with a supportive environment for staff.

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Occupational sick pay scheme

Employee assistance programme

Rewards and recognition scheme

Pension

Life assurance

Career-enhancing training

Qualifications

• Experience as a Deputy Manager in a regulated care service.
• Passion for delivering person-centred services.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding processes.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage care delivery teams.
• Implement systems and processes in the care home.
• Ensure care documentation is reflective of individual needs.
• Handle safeguarding issues.
• Develop the home with management support.
• Deputise for the Registered Home Manager.

Skills

Experienced in managing care services

Knowledge of CQC standards

Person-centred care

Education

QCF level 5 or working towards

Job description

Deputy Manager (QCF 5 or working towards) - Residential Home with nursing - Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs

Are you an experienced Care Manager / Service Manager / Deputy Manager with a background in managing care services for adults with learning or physical disabilities with complex care needs? Do you want to work for a company that supports their staff well with competitive salaries, industry‑leading benefits, well‑resourced services, work/life balance and a supportive working environment? If so, we're recruiting for a Deputy Manager role that might be right up your street!

As a Deputy Manager of a Nursing Home for adults with disabilities and complex needs, your focus will be on delivering exactly what you came into care to do… managing quality focused services that truly enrich the lives of the people you are there for. This is a charity who pulls out all the stops to ensure that people they support are able to lead full and flourishing lives.

Salary and Benefits

• £32,864 per annum
• 25 days leave plus bank holidays which increases after 5 years' service
• Occupational sick pay scheme (after probationary)
• Employee assistance and well‑being programme
• Rewards and recognition scheme - Gift Vouchers
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Career‑enhancing training

The Deputy Manager Role

• Your focus is on supporting and managing the teams who deliver care within the care home and ensuring that high‑quality person centred support is consistently provided.
• Take responsibility for the development and implementation of systems and processes within the home
• Ensuring through auditing that all care documentation is up to date and is reflective of each individual's needs
• Dealing with any safeguarding
• Work with your manager to develop the home
• Deputise in the absence of the Registered Home Manager

About you

• You'll need to be an experienced Deputy Manager / Care Manager of a regulated care service before - such as a care home or supported living service.
• You'll be driven by a passion to deliver services for people with learning disabilities and physical disabilities that are truly-person centred and make a difference to people's lives.
• Ideally, you'll hold QCF level 5 qualification in Leadership of Social Care or be working towards
• You will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of CQC standards, and legislation relevant to managing social care.

Interested? To be considered for the Deputy Manager role, please click apply to submit your CV to Laura at Thendon Resourcing and we'll be in touch within 1-2 business days to discuss your application.

Please don't delay getting your application across - we are looking to interview for this role ASAP.