Temporary Deputy Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as Deputy Manager at our Residential Care Home. In this role, you will support the Service Manager with the day-to-day operations of the service, stepping in for them when necessary. You will work alongside the Manager to lead the care team, ensuring that a safe, effective and efficient care service is consistently delivered to meet the needs of our residents.

We seek someone who excels in team collaboration and supervision. The ideal candidate will be caring, friendly and empathetic, with a strong understanding of the needs of our residents. You should have experience at a senior care level and hold an SVQ Level 3 in Social Services. Ideally, you will also hold, or be working towards, an SVQ Level 4 in Social Services and Health Care and be willing to work towards a management qualification in care services.

Our care home is deeply integrated into the local community, providing a wonderful opportunity to contribute to a happy and homely environment. Here, residents are encouraged to live as independently as possible, with support provided as needed. This is a secondment opportunity running from November to May. There may be flexibility for the secondment to commence in January and run through to May, depending on the successful candidate's availability.

As the service is based in Shetland, Cross Reach will contribute towards travel costs for trips home during the secondment, up to an agreed amount. At Cross Reach, we are committed to being accepting, respectful and compassionate towards both those we care for and our employees. By joining us, you'll be part of a professional environment with numerous development opportunities.

It's a career that enhances both your life and the lives of vulnerable people across Scotland. We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others. Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit.

Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you. Cross Reach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances.

During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better. Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services.

We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances. As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos.

This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. You will need to undertake necessary vetting checks and apply for a Disclosure Scotland Basic check. You will also be required to adhere to the SSSC Code of Practice.

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