Deputy Manager

Choice Care Group; Old Windsor; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential care provider in Old Windsor seeks a Deputy Manager to support the Home Manager in running a care home. Responsibilities include developing care plans, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience in Adult Social Care and possess strong organizational and communication skills. The role offers competitive salary and extensive benefits including enhanced holiday entitlement and training opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement starting from 34 days

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend scheme

Life insurance

Paid day off on birthday

Access to monthly prize draws

Wagestream financial health app

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Home Manager with operational oversight.
• Develop and monitor individual care plans.
• Conduct regular team meetings and staff training.
• Support in handling investigations and grievances.

Skills

Supervisory experience in Adult Social Care

Ability to organize and prioritize

Good communication skills

Team player

Job description

Hours:40

Salary:£13.90 to £13.90 Hour

Overview of the role

You will be assisting the Home Manager in the operation of a residential care home. Your duties will include development, implementation and monitoring of individual care plans;assisting with staff supervision and administrative control; and ensuring compliance with all relevant codes of practice and legislation.

The position requires extensive knowledge, including supervisory experience from working in Adult Social Care. You will need to have a professional approach with the ability to organise and prioritise, and a good knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation.

Key duties

• Identifying residents' emotional, physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs and make appropriate decisions for action in consultation with the management team
• Coordinatingand leading the staffing team, under the direction of the Home Manager
• Supporting the Home Manager by effectively conducting inductions and supervisions
• Conducting regular team meetings and delegatingresponsibilities amongst the team
• Supporting the Home Manager in maintaining appropriate levels of staffing by planning and managing a rota
• Supporting the Home Manager in managing the impact of absence
• Ensuring staff are up to date with training
• Actively assisting and supporting the Home Manager with investigations, disciplinaries andgrievances
• Working in collaboration with other departments and homes within the Company
• Conducting risk assessments for both staff and residents

Personal attributes

Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and agood communicator are key characteristics of a successful Deputy Manager.

What are the benefits?*

• Learning Academy - Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 qualifications for all staff
• Enhanced holiday entitlement - starting from 34 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme- enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in-house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off onyour birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected at random, receive£500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and accessfree feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Wagestream – a financial health app that enables you to track your earnings, save a small amount automatically each month, receive optional pay advances, purchase vouchers for discounts with retailers, and get access to financial support and education

*minimum serviceperiods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicableto some benefits

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK’s leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30years’ experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among thehighest CQC ratingsof any comparable organisation.

Our homes are more than just a place to live, they’re like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close knit community, with its own unique personality, and all the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self-esteem.

In every Choice Care home there’s a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this there areregular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone canget involved in and express themselves through.

Where will you work?

Heronsmede is a spacious, detached home, with an integrated bungalow, in Old Windsor near to the River Thames, three miles from both Staines and Windsor town centres. The home provides support for eight residents with moderate to severe learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs, all of whom are non-verbal.Heronsmede has its own Day Activity Coordinator, who develops individual and group activity programmes, including music and arts and crafts, which are tailored to individual needs. Residents also have access to nearby community, leisure and educational facilities, including local colleges, shops, parks, leisure centre, stables for horse riding, pubs and restaurants. As well as regular public transport the home has its own vehicle for local travel and trips further afield.