Deputy Locality Manager

Dimensions; United States; Remote; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days leave

Discounts

Salary advance

Employee support

Long service awards

Life assurance

Bike to Work

Season ticket loans

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Dimensions is recruiting a Deputy Locality Manager to oversee services across Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton. This fully off-rota role focuses on leadership, quality, and compliance while supporting multiple teams to deliver personalised support.

You will coach staff, drive service improvements and ensure high-quality, person-centered care in a dynamic locality. A Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care or Leadership is preferred, with UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Experience leading support teams and coaching colleagues.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and regulatory requirements.
• Willingness to travel across Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and mentor support teams.
• Oversee rota management and workforce planning.
• Promote safe working practices and regulatory compliance.
• Drive person-centred planning and reviews with the people we support.
• Manage resources and budgets across the locality.
• Support continuous improvement and quality assurance activities.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Compliance knowledge

Budgeting

Education

Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care / Leadership and Management for Care Services

Job description

Deputy Locality Manager - Birmingham, Dudley & Wolverhampton

Hours: Full Time (Fully Off-Rota)

Salary: £35,155.73 per annum

Driver Essential: Full UK Driving Licence

About Dimensions

Bring your passion, leadership and heart to a role where your impact truly counts. As a Deputy Locality Manager, you'll help colleagues grow, champion high-quality support and play a key role in ensuring people receive personalised support that helps them live fulfilling lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning organisation and develop your leadership career while supporting multiple teams across Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton.

Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a

Great Place to Work for 2026 — our eighth consecutive year of recognition.

About the opportunity

We are looking for a permanent

Deputy Locality Manager to support services across

Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton.

Working closely with the Locality Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring high-quality support is delivered consistently across the locality. You'll provide leadership, coaching and operational oversight while helping colleagues develop and thrive.

This is a fully off-rota management role, allowing you to focus on supporting teams, driving quality, ensuring compliance and helping services achieve positive outcomes for the people we support.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced support professional looking to take the next step in their management career or for an existing leader seeking a new challenge within a large and diverse locality.

Key responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, motivate and mentor support teams
• Promote a positive and inclusive team culture
• Champion Dimensions' values and personalised support approaches
• Support the induction, development and training of colleagues
• Encourage high performance and continuous improvement
• Experience conducting reflective discussions, debriefs or coaching conversations following incident

Operational & Rota Management

• Support the day-to-day management of support settings
• Oversee rota management and workforce planning
• Support effective deployment of colleagues and resources
• Ensure services are operating efficiently and effectively

Safeguarding & Compliance Oversight

• Promote safe working practices
• Support compliance with regulatory requirements and Dimensions policies
• Ensure robust safeguarding and risk management practices are maintained
• Support quality assurance activities and service improvements

Person-Centred Support & Reviews

• Ensure people are actively involved in planning and reviewing their support
• Promote independence, dignity, choice and inclusion
• Support colleagues to deliver high-quality personalised support
• Drive positive outcomes for the people we support

Partnership Working

• Build positive relationships with families, professionals and wider circles of support
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Support effective communication across teams and services
• Support effective management of resources and budgets
• Promote efficient and effective use of staffing and support resources
• Monitor expenditure and support financial accountability

Financial & Resource Management

• Support effective management of resources and budgets
• Promote efficient and effective use of staffing and support resources
• Monitor expenditure and support financial accountability

Professional Development

• Continue developing your own leadership and management skills
• Support the development of future leaders within the locality
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the area

About you

• Have experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autistic people and/or people with mental health needs
• Have experience leading, coaching or supervising colleagues
• Lead with empathy, confidence and professionalism
• Are passionate about developing colleagues and supporting teams to succeed
• Communicate effectively and build positive working relationships
• Have experience promoting personalised support and positive outcomes
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Are confident managing competing priorities and solving problems
• Are committed to learning, development and continuous improvement
• Have an up-to-date understanding of personalised support approaches and Active Support principles
• Hold, or are willing to work towards, a Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care / Leadership and Management for Care Services
• Hold a full UK manual driving licence and are willing to travel across the locality

Rewards that make a difference

• Up to 35 days' annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• Discounts on shopping and days out
• Salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of your earned pay before payday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Inspiring People recognition programme
• Discounted health and dental cover
• Life assurance
• Bike to Work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Use of AI in the recruitment process

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