Deputy Manager

Choice Care; Taplow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential care provider in Taplow is seeking a Deputy Manager to assist in the operation of a residential care home. Responsibilities include coordinating staff, developing care plans, conducting meetings, and ensuring compliance with legislation. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in Adult Social Care and strong organizational skills. This role offers various benefits, including enhanced holiday entitlement and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend scheme

Choiceversary vouchers

Christmas bonus

Life insurance

Annual staff awards

Complex in-house training

Paid day off on your birthday

Free monthly prize draw

Blue Light Card eligibility

Reclaim prescription costs for HRT

Wagestream financial health app

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of adult social care.
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively.
• Professional approach with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Home Manager in daily operations.
• Coordinate and lead the staffing team.
• Conduct regular team meetings.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Knowledge of codes of practice

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Team player

Job description

You will be assisting the Home Manager in the operation of a residential care home. Your duties will include development, implementation and monitoring of individual care plans; assisting with staff supervision and administrative control; and ensuring compliance with all relevant codes of practice and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Identifying residents' emotional, physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs and making appropriate decisions for action in consultation with the management team.
• Coordinating and leading the staffing team, under the direction of the Home Manager.
• Supporting the Home Manager by effectively conducting inductions and supervisions.
• Conducting regular team meetings and delegating responsibilities amongst the team.
• Supporting the Home Manager in maintaining appropriate levels of staffing by planning and managing a rota.
• Supporting the Home Manager in managing the impact of absence.
• Ensuring staff are up to date with training.
• Actively assisting and supporting the Home Manager with investigations, disciplinaries and grievances.
• Working in collaboration with other departments and homes within the Company.
• Conducting risk assessments for both staff and residents.

Benefits and Incentives

• Enhanced holiday entitlement – starting from 34 days inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Sick pay entitlement.
• Employee Assistance Programme – comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff.
• Refer a friend scheme – receive a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care.
• Choiceversary – staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment.
• Christmas bonus – vouchers for all staff members.
• Life insurance.
• Annual staff awards – this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total.
• Complex in-house training – includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars.
• Paid day off on your birthday.
• Free monthly prize draw – all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected at random, receive £500 each, tax‑free.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift.
• Wagestream – a financial health app that enables you to track your earnings, save a small amount automatically each month, receive optional pay advances, purchase vouchers for discounts with retailers, and get access to financial support and education.
• Minimum service periods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicable to some benefits.

Qualifications & Requirements

The position requires extensive knowledge, including supervisory experience from working in Adult Social Care. You will need to have a professional approach with the ability to organise and prioritise, and a good knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation. Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and a good communicator are key characteristics of a successful Deputy Manager.

About Choice Care

Choice Care is one of the UK's leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30 years' experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among the highest CQC ratings of any comparable organisation. We are also proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for the second year in a row!

Our homes are more than just a place to live, they’re like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close‑knit community, with its own unique personality, and all the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self‑esteem. In every Choice Care home there’s a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this there are regular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone can get involved in and express themselves through.

Where will you work? Bramerton, in Bray, near Maidenhead, is a large detached house supporting up to 11 male residents of varying ages, with moderate to severe learning disabilities and associated complex needs. The property is set in extensive gardens with a greenhouse and vegetable patch, tended by the residents, as well as a small summer house. Bramerton has its own Day Activity Coordinator, who develops personalised programmes to support education and life skills, providing a range of engaging and meaningful activities, tailored to individual capabilities. There is a dedicated day services building adjacent to the main house, which provides a base for activities including IT and computing, arts and crafts. The home has transport for regular trips to the cinema, the theatre, bowling, meals out and the nearby Legoland theme park.