Deputy Service Manager

VOYAGE CARE; North Petherton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in North Petherton seeks a passionate Deputy Service Manager to lead a residential team dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with autism and complex needs. The role involves managing support plans, conducting assessments, and leading a skilled team to promote independence. You'll receive numerous benefits including enhanced pay, flexible access to earnings, and extensive career development opportunities. Join us to make a real difference in the quality of people's lives.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans covering families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care management role.
• Experience working with individuals with autism and complex needs.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of colleagues to support individuals in gaining independence.
• Develop and implement person-centred support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments and attend multi-disciplinary meetings.

Skills

Experience in care management

Understanding of autism

Knowledge of mental health needs

Team leadership

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Managers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We're currently searching for a fantastic Deputy Service Manager to join us in leading our residential service in North Petherton. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Our Deputy Service Managers will be responsible for managing a team of colleagues with the purpose of helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives. You could be developing and implementing person‑centred support plans, conducting care needs assessments, recruiting and inducting new colleagues, completing supervisions/appraisals, completing medication competencies and medication audits, attending multi‑disciplinary meetings, completing reports and generally assisting the Registered Manager in the day‑to‑day management of our service. You'll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Deputy Service Managers play a central role in team leadership and have a hands‑on approach to care management.

We're interested in our Deputy Service Managers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Deputy Service Manager should have previous experience in a care management role and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

We embrace people's differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you've got the passion to make someone's life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career. We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation. Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers, etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards