Deputy Manager (Ripon)

ivolve care & support; Ripon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading adult social care provider in the UK is seeking a Deputy Manager for their Ripon location. This role involves supporting the Registered Manager, leading a team, and ensuring high-quality care for adults with varying needs. Candidates should have leadership experience in adult social care, ideally with an NVQ Level 3. The organization offers strong values, ongoing training, and competitive benefits including annual leave and a referral bonus.

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.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality care.
• Lead the team and manage day-to-day operations.
• Promote a positive, inclusive culture.

Skills

Leadership ability

Attention to detail

Understanding of CQC standards

People skills

Confidence with rotas

Education

NVQ Level 3 (minimum)

Working towards Level 5 preferred

Job description

Location: Ripon, HG4 1BD

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

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.

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.

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.

Quality

You’ll ensure the people we support have great experiences and outcomes through leading practice and driving quality experiences through highly effective governance.

People

You’ll lead practice and complete delegated management tasks to ensure our colleagues are supported and developed to deliver great care and support.

Healthy Finances

You’ll coordinate the team and resources to ensure efficiency.

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.

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