Deputy Manager

Adult Social Care; Taunton; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused care organization in Taunton seeks a Deputy Service Manager to lead a dedicated team towards enhancing the quality of life for residents. You will manage care plans, support staff development, and actively participate in the service's daily operations. Ideal candidates will have care management experience, particularly with individuals facing mental health challenges, and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. This role offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues' families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement person-centred support plans.
• Conduct care needs assessments.
• Manage team supervisions and appraisals.

Skills

Care management experience

Understanding of autism

Experience with mental health needs

Leadership skills

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Deputy Service Manager – Taunton – £31,142 per annum

Join Voyage Care and feel valued, we reward your dedication with:

• 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

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 Taunton. This 11 bedroom service has 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.

You will also take part in the on-call rota (although this may be subject to change depending on the needs of the service).

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

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.

Why choose us?

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!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.