Deputy Care Home Manager

Overview

An exciting new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Deputy Care Home Manager to work in a residential service based in Folkestone, Kent. You will be working for one of the UK\’s leading health care providers.

This is a fantastic service which provides residential support for males and females with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The home is located in a tranquil setting on a private housing estate.

Requirements

To be considered for this position you must have an NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 in Health or Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Promote an enabling environment, ensuring high standards of professional practice, whilst ensuring compliance with external regulatory standards are met at all times
• Be required to deputise in the absence of the manager
• Provide specific management, support, advice and motivation to the staff team to ensure that the people who use services are supported to be as independent as possible and achieve their goals. We are looking for people to join us to help achieve our aim of delivering a fantastic person-centred support service
• Need to have experience of working with people who have a learning disability and can present with complex behaviours. You will also have held a supervisory role within the social care sector
• Be highly flexible in your approach

Preferred skills and experience

• Demonstrable and proven managerial experience within a similar role and to have had responsibilities for the management and supervision of a staff team
• Have an understanding of person centred, needs-led and outcome based service
• Committed to quality care and service provision
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Able to work under own initiative

Benefits

The successful Deputy Manager will receive an excellent salary of GBP14.40 per hour and the annual salary is GBP29,952 per annum. This is a permanent full-time role working 40 hours a week. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Online benefits and cash back rewards
• Pension Options

To apply, please call on 638 or send your CV.