Deputy Manager

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.

• 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.

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 - receive £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care.
• Choiceversary - vouchers after 5, 10 and 15 years of service.
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members.
• Life insurance.
• Annual staff awards.
• Complex in-house training programs for managers and rising stars.
• A paid day off on your birthday.
• Free monthly prize draw for frontline care colleagues.
• Blue Light Card eligibility.
• Prescription cost support for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products on shift.
• Stream - a financial wellbeing app with various benefits.
• 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. We are also proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for the second year in a row!

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? Red Roof, in Tadley, Hampshire, is a residential home supporting up to eight men and women, from 16 years old upwards, with learning disabilities, autism and complex emotional and behavioural needs. The home has been specifically designed to meet the particular requirements of young people as they transition from children’s services and for those moving into a residential environment from hospital services. Experienced staff work closely with residents to promote life and independence skills, assisted by our in-house Positive Behaviour Support Team, who support emotional and general wellbeing.

As with all our services, Red Roof offers a supportive setting where residents can develop the skills that allow them to progress positively along a care pathway, to maximise their independence and achieve individual goals.