Deputy Manager - Adult Residential (ID:504)

Swanton Care and Community; Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Houghton-le-Spring seeks a Care Manager to oversee high-quality care provision and manage a supported living home. Responsibilities include ensuring person-centered care, leading a dedicated team, and maintaining compliance with quality standards. Applicants must have managerial experience in care and ideally a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. A valid UK driving license is necessary. Join us in making a difference in the lives of those we support.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar managerial position in a care setting is essential.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centered care.
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure person-centered care reflects individual needs.
• Manage quality assurance and compliance with governance systems.
• Lead and manage an empowered support team.
• Oversee recruitment, induction, and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Person-centered care

Quality assurance

Budget management

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care

Job description

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

The role

Working alongside and with the support of our Registered Manager you will be responsible for the provision of high‑quality care by participating, observing, and sharing experience across all services. As well as managing one of the established supported living homes. You will be supported in your work by various team leaders and senior support workers.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring that each person we support receives person‑centred, Ethos driven and outcome focused care which reflects their assessed and individual needs by encouraging discussion and input from the people we support.
• Take responsibility for quality within the service by implementing and ensuring compliance with the company’s clinical governance and quality assurance systems.
• Ensure that each person we support has documentation that is personal to them, that care/goal plans are reviewed monthly and good, accurate notes are made, allowing the reader to see the changes or progress made.
• Assist the Registered Manager with reviewing budgets, staff rotas, complaints and relationship building with external regulatory bodies.
• Act as a role model to staff at all times. Lead and manage an empowered, engaged, motivated and highly effective support team encouraging them to make a difference to the people we support and their lives, whilst providing the highest quality care.
• Ensure effective recruitment, induction, training, coaching and development of staff, and completing managerial supervisions and annual appraisals for all staff ensuring competencies are met and the values are maintained at all times.

About you

To be successful in this role, previous experience within a similar managerial position in a care setting is essential.

In addition:

• You will be willing to work towards or have a level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• You will be enthusiastic and passionate about delivering high quality, person‑centred care for the people we support and be able to provide inspiring, motivational, clear and supportive leadership for our colleagues.
• To undertake this role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence.

Core values

We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’