Deputy Manager

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

Job summary

A leading residential care provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Deputy Manager to assist the Home Manager in running a residential care home. The successful candidate will oversee care plans, manage staffing levels, and ensure compliance with regulations. Benefits include a comprehensive training academy, enhanced holiday entitlement, and various employee wellbeing initiatives. This role requires a strong background in Adult Social Care and excellent supervisory skills.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend scheme

Life insurance

Paid day off on birthday

Monthly prize draw for care staff

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Adult Social Care practices.
• Strong supervisory experience working in care settings.
• Ability to oversee care plans and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Home Manager in operating a residential care home.
• Lead the staffing team and support training.
• Conduct risk assessments for staff and residents.
• Manage staffing levels and conduct team meetings.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Organisational skills

Good communication

Ability to prioritise

Knowledge of care plans

Job description

Hours: 36

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
• Coordinating and 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 delegating responsibilities 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 and grievances
• 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 a good 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 on your 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 access free 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 service periods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicable to 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 30 years’ experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among the highest CQC ratings of 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 are regular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone can get involved in and express themselves through.

Where will you work?

Abbeyfield Lodge is a large, detached home near the centre of Fleet in Hampshire, registered to support up to 13 men and women of varying ages with mental health conditions and associated complex needs. The home offers a programme of individual and group activities, and has excellent links with local colleges and businesses offering work placements. Regular monthly residents’ meetings provide a forum to discuss service provision and encourage feedback. Fleet town centre is a short walk away, and there’s easy access to public transport, plus the home also has two vehicles for local travel, recreational and educational visits and activities like swimming and bowling.