Deputy Manager Care Home

Friends of the Elderly; Guildford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & progression

Paid breaks

Wellbeing support

Retail discounts

Salary advance options

Health cash plans

Cycle to work

Long service awards

Refer a friend bonus

Group pension plan

Free parking

Evening/weekend enhancements

Uniforms provided

Free DBS checks

Job summary

Friends of the Elderly is seeking a Manager to help lead a home in delivering high-quality, person-centred care for residents. You will work closely with the Registered Manager, supporting the team and overseeing daily operations to ensure safety, dignity, and wellbeing for all residents.

You will audit day-to-day practice, organise staff rotas and training, and champion staff development while maintaining effective communication with external professionals and ensuring compliance with CQC

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care and Care Certificate.
• Proven experience in elderly care with team leadership.
• Strong understanding of CQC regulations and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage home operations and delivery of high standards of person-centred care.
• Ensure health and safety assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation using our electronic care planning system.
• Assist with managing the service's annual budget and collaborate with the Registered Manager.
• Develop effective communication with the Registered Manager, support team and external professionals.
• Ensure staff follow reporting procedures for accidents, incidents and safeguarding.
• Maintain a welcoming environment and model best practice for staff.

Skills

Team leadership

Auditing

Care quality

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Manager, you willassistwith the management of the home in the delivery ofhigh standardsofperson centredcare;initiatingand managing quality, health,dementiaand palliative care.In this incredibly varied position, you willEnsure the health and safety of all residents is effectively assessed, planned, implementedand evaluated using our electronic care planning system.Work closely with the Registered Manager in managing the services annual budget efficiently and effectively.Develop effective communication links with the Registered Manager, the support team under your line management and all external professionals.Ensure all staff adhere to the correct reporting procedures for all accidents, incidentsand safeguarding concerns.Maintain a welcoming ambience that encourages a sense of communal living.Act as a role model in support of staff to work within the standards, always promoting best practice.Please refer to the job description uponsubmittingyour application.

Who we are looking for

With a minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care and a clear understanding of the Care Certificate, you will have proven experience working with the elderly and will be comfortable leading a team.A strong understanding of CQC regulations and adult safeguarding is key for the role and you will be comfortable auditing day to day practice,identifyingscope for improvement and then implementing a forwarding thinking approach to current practices. You will produce rotas for the team and organise staff training, always being a champion of staff development.This dynamic role offers the best of both worldshands-on work on the floor and impactful decision-making in the office.Thisisntjust a job;itsabout making a difference to older peoples lives every day.

Benefits

We really value the hard work and commitment of all of our staff, and offer:

• Learning, development, and progression.
• Paid breaks.
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme offering up to 10 counselling, 4 life, 4 leadership, 3 financial coaching sessions per person, per issue, per year.
• Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.
• Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earnt.
• Health cash plans for you and your family.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Long service awards, that increase with length of service.
• Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonusGroup Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from usFree parking at our homes.
• Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums.
• Uniforms are provided.
• Free DBS checks.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Friends of the Elderly is dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and accepted. Our goal is to attract and retain caring individuals who make a difference.We respect and support all staff, service users, volunteers, and contractors as unique individuals, encouraging personal growth and understanding.We strive to listen, learn, and improve, asking everyone to commit to self-education and open dialogue. We urge staff to challenge actions that conflict with our values and uphold the rights of all.We welcome requests for reasonable adjustments or accommodations for disabled and neurodivergent applicants during recruitment or interviews. Please inform us if you need any.

We interview applicants as they apply.

Safeguarding

Keeping everyone safe? is one of the charity's core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straightaway.

Criminal record checks

As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record. JBRP1_UKTJ