Deputy Manager - Bromborough

Overview

Deputy Manager - Young People - With Full UK Manual Licence

Location:

Bromborough, Wirral

You will need to be a driver with a manual licence to be able to drive the service car and have access to a car to travel to sites within the Care in Mind portfolio.

Salary: £33,091.50 - £37,498.50 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Company Benefits

• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Paid time off for fertility treatment
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
• Free eye tests and various other benefits.
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
• Paid Training, Induction and DBS check.
• We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer.
• We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
• We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation.
• Long service awards.
• Social events including a Christmas party.
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
• Free onsite parking.

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. As a Deputy Manager your role will involve working alongside and being supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists. You will support the Registered Manager, helping plan rota's for the staff, conducting monthly supervisions, and assisting the team with their learning and development ensuring all the relevant training and inductions are completed.

Location details: Southfield House is a 7-bedroom luxury home located in Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside. The home is well-connected by public transport with nearby Bromborough Train Station and local bus services. The area offers amenities and green spaces, including Bromborough Village and Wirral Country Park.

Main Duties:

You will work shifts over a 37.5 hour working week. The shift patterns are variable depending on the needs of the service with 2 days per week office based to support the management of the home. Care hour shifts consist of E arly s, Lates and occasional sleep ins & nights when required with rota planning in advance, so flexibility is required.

The job is a highly rewarding opportunity for an experienced Senior Support Worker to develop their career, or an existing Deputy Manager who wishes to develop their skills further in mental health.

• Must hold a Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

• Experience in working within residential services
• Minimum of 12 months supervisory management experience

• Excellent understanding of mental health and the issues young people face
• Good understanding of Health and Social Care
• Full clean driving licence and access to a car for work purposes
• Ability to manage budgets
• Skills in recruitment, selection and retention of staff
• Experience in conducting disciplinary investigations and fact finds

• Experience with working with Quality Care Commission (CQC) or Ofsted registered services
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to lead and manage a staff team to achieve high standards for the service, staff and young people
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wider multi-disciplinary team
• Professional, confident and warm personality
• Leadership qualities and motivation
• Commitment to structured staff training and development
• Ability to organise own workload and work independently
• Ability to work shifts and on-call rota out of hours
• Values and behaviours aligned with Care in Mind
• Willingness to work towards Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary note: £30,654 to £33,481.50 per year, dependent on experience