Deputy Manager

NHS; Tendring; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Tendring is seeking a Deputy Manager to support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality care and managing a dedicated team. The role requires experience in adult social care and a strong understanding of CQC standards. Join us in making a real difference to the lives of adults with various needs through compassionate and effective support.

Benefits

31 days annual leave

Birthday day off

£300 refer-a-friend bonus

Ongoing training & development

Pension and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in adult social care, ideally in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and compliance.
• Confidence with rotas and supporting service users.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality care.
• Lead the team and manage day-to-day operations.
• Empower individuals with diverse needs to live fulfilled lives.

Skills

Leadership ability

People skills

Attention to detail

Understanding of CQC standards

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Working towards NVQ Level 5

Job description

Location: Clacton on Sea, CO16 9BB

Shifts: Full-time 42 hours per week (5 days a week on a rota basis)

PayRate: £13.70 per hour / £29,920.80 per annum

Role Overview

As a Deputy Manager, you'll support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality care and ensuring compliance with CQC standards. You'll help lead the team, support staff development, manage day-to-day operations, and promote a positive, inclusive culture.

This is a hands-on role, working actively across the rota on the floor, with designated time allocated to office-based responsibilities.

You'll support adults with lots of different needs such as learning disabilities, autism, ABI and mental health, helping them to flourish in a place they call home. You'll both empower the people we support to be ambitious and live fulfilled lives and will be a leader of one of our teams, inspiring them to deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

About Us

We're one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK today and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives.

Our support is dynamic, person-centred and fulfilling, so people can enjoy a flourishing life. We deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

Through our Residential, Supported Living and Complex Care services, we support people's interests and inspire new ones. We do this through a mix of bigger planned activities and smaller everyday goals and tasks. We really understand each individual, so we create a person-centred plan to help them Strive every day.

We're very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in by The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025.

Our Values

Our values reflect us all and they're at the heart of everything we do. They set out our culture, the way we behave and the way we do things.

Our colleagues are passionate, kind and resilient and they go the extra mile for the people we support and each other. We have this expectation of all of our colleagues. As a leader, you'll embody our values in action and inspire and motivate your teams them to do the same.

Quality, People, Healthy Finances

We operate our business to the power of 3 Quality, People, Healthy Finances. These three key areas fuel and support each other and our overall performance we focus on them equally and work in partnership with our expert functions to deliver on key outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in adult social care, ideally in a leadership role
• NVQ Level 3 (minimum); working towards Level 5 preferred
• Strong understanding of CQC standards and safeguarding
• Great people skills, leadership ability, and attention to detail
• Confidence with rotas, systems, and supporting service users with complex needs

What We Offer

• 31 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Birthday day off (after 1 year of service)
• £300 refer-a-friend bonus
• Ongoing training & development
• Pension and wellbeing support

Make a Real Difference

If you're a dedicated and compassionate leader ready to take the next step in your social care career, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential:

• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.