Care Manager; Deputy Manager REALISE

Role type:
Specialist Learning Disabilities

INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY

Closing date for applications is 30th January 2026

Do you like to connect with people, make a difference and do the right thing?

Somerset Care is an award-winning not-for-profit care provider across the Southwest. When people think about care, they think of the Somerset Care Group.

Realise
is Somerset Care Group’s specialist learning disabilities service who have been recognised for the work we do, including silver winners in the Outstanding Care Awards, and finalists in the Laing Buisson awards.

We are also only one of four providers in the country to achieve national recognition for our work with people that are part of the Transforming Care agenda.

Realise
provides tailored support for people who may be living with their family, living in their own accommodation or to those who wish to progress to more independent living.

We are proud to state that we are a disability confident employer.

Everything we do at Somerset Care is underpinned by our four core values:

• Connecting with people
• Making a difference
• Doing the right thing

By living these values, we ensure that we keep our commitment to delivering high-quality, tailored care to support and enrich the lives of our customers.

As Deputy Manager you are required to be focused on making sure the level of care your service provides goes beyond just professional standards and statutory, regulatory, and legal requirements: you will ensure customers receive a Somerset Care Group standard of service that exceeds their expectations and exemplifies the skills of your team.

You provide inspirational leadership, operational excellence, and daily management to your team, understanding that they are central to the achievement of outstanding standards of care. You will undertake staff appraisals and supervisions to support team members’ development and help them to take responsibility for their own development and career pathway within the Somerset Care Group.

You monitor the wellbeing of each customer/service user ensuring all staff are supported and always promote independence and well-being by ensuring that customers/service users’ personal, psychological, and social care needs are met.

You support the Registered Manager to deliver performance and workforce targets, and ensure quality objectives are met and maintained. You will take responsibility for the service in the Registered Manager’s absence and will lead by example.

You embody the organisational values of connecting with people, making a difference, doing the right thing, and embracing change, and will be seen as a role model by your colleagues and team. You advocate for your service, staff, and customers/service users, representing their views and ensuring their voice is heard.

You promote a culture of continuous innovation and improvement, involving your team in service development and improvement, setting clear direction and expectation, and communicating a shared purpose that you will support your team to work towards.

Skills and Abilities

A Somerset Care Deputy Manager is:

• A skilled communicator, who is adept at building collaborative working relationships and consensus to deliver outstanding services and continuous improvement.
• Has a flexible working style and an ability to adapt to get the best out of their team and colleagues.
• Inspires their team by communicating a shared purpose, actively listens, and knows how to support their team to achieve it.
• Holds themselves and others to account to deliver results.
• Promotes teamwork and a feeling of pride by valuing individuals’ contributions and ideas.
• Understands the importance of quality and actively promotes quality in all areas of work.
• Has the skill and ability to provide balanced feedback and support to their team to empower
• Has a positive ‘can do’ attitude, that inspires and motivates others.
• Is kind, caring and empathetic, looking for the good in others and helping them to be the best they can be.
• Is a role model for the vision, values, and behaviours of Somerset Care.
• Has the skills and abilities to deputise for the Registered Manager of the service.
• Has good IT literacy and understanding to…