Deputy Manager

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Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £13.90 per hour

You will assist the Home Manager in the operation of a residential care home, including care plan development, staff supervision, administrative control, and compliance with codes of practice and legislation.

• Identifying residents’ emotional, physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs and making 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

Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and a good communicator are key characteristics of a successful Deputy Manager.

• 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 schemeும் – enjoy a payment باعث £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 – 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 while on shift
• W[Math]agestream – a financial thuật app that enables you to track 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

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, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care.

Opened in 2016, Portchester Lodge, in Gosport, provides support for 11 men and women, aged from their twenties to early sixties, with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders and mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and personality disorder. Portchester Lodge has its own Activity Coordinator to help tailor individual and group activity schedules. Residents enjoy a large garden, separate buildings for arts, crafts, music and skills training, and a quiet lounge for downtime.

Staff support the residents 24‑hours a day, with assistance from our in‑house Positive Behaviour Support Team.

Mid‑Senior level

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Mental Health Care