Deputy Manager - Leeds | Care in Mind

Care In Mind; Moortown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider based in Moortown is seeking a Deputy Manager to support young people with mental health challenges. The role involves direct supervision of staff, ensuring high standards of care, and adapting to the varying needs of residents. Ideal candidates will have experience in supervising and working with young individuals facing emotional and psychological barriers. Competitive salary and development opportunities offered.

Benefits

30 days holiday increasing to 35 with service

Healthcare CashPlan

Excellent Learning and Development opportunities

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence & access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Prior experience with young people with mental health needs.
• Minimum of 12 months supervisory experience.
• Understanding of CQC and/or Ofsted requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in planning staff rotas.
• Conduct monthly supervisions and assist team training.
• Monitor and document health concerns for young people.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Understanding of mental health issues

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Deputy Manager - Young People

Moortown, Leeds

£30,654 - £33,481.50 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Essential requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence & access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Previous experience working with young people with mental health needs
• A minimum of 12 months supervisory experience
• An understanding of CQC and/or Ofsted requirements
• Hold a Level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent
• Flexibility to work a 7-day rota, completing early and late shift patterns alongside occasional sleep ins for which an additional payment is made
• A compassionate personality, remaining calm, resilient, and understanding of the issues & challenges our young people face

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

About the company

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday (Rising to 35 days with service including bank holidays)
• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
• Paid Training, Induction and DBS check
• Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
• Enhanced company pension
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. As a Deputy Manager your role will involve working alongside and being supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists. You will support the Registered Manager, helping plan rota's for the staff, conducting monthly supervisions, and assisting the team with their learning and development ensuring all the relevant training and inductions are completed.

At our home in Leeds, you will be working with young people who have diagnosed eating disorders, alongside a variety of mental health diagnoses. Our young people often use self-harm and compensatory behaviours as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Your role will be required to support the young people through their eating complexities, including meal support, food and fluid documentation and post meal support. You will also support and help to manage incidents of self-harm and other risk-taking behaviours. Some of our young people have physical health concerns which require close monitoring and documenting - full training for this is provided. Several our young people are preparing for independence too, to move on from the home into the community. Therefore, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: discovering different education routes, accessing public transport and appointments independently and supporting them to self-administer their own medication. Our young people are all unique and have different interests, they engage in a variety of activities including going to theme parks, pottery painting and watching theatre plays, so there will never be a dull moment when you are on shift.

Main duties

• You will work shifts over a 37.5 hour working week. The shift patterns are variable depending on the needs of the service with 2 days per week office based to support the management of the home.
• Care hour shifts consist of early, late shifts and occasional sleep ins & nights when required with rota planning in advance, so flexibility is required.
• The job is highly rewarding and an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Support Worker to develop their career or an existing Deputy manager who wishes to develop their skills further in mental health.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025