Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager

Job reference:005120

Salary:£25,965.72

Closing date:31/01/2026

Location:Milton Keynes

Job Description

Deputy Manager, Where Leadership Meets Purpose

Ready to take the next step in your career?
Do you have experience supporting people with a learning disability and or autism and want to make a meaningful difference while developing your leadership skills?

As a Deputy Manager, you will be a key part of a well established, passionate team within a large, dynamic service where no two days are the same.

About the service

This MacIntyre service supports 37 people of mixed ages, interests and lifestyles, living in self contained residential flats with shared communal spaces. It is a vibrant, busy environment that values independence, choice and community connection.

Your role

Working closely with the Service Manager, you will help ensure the smooth, high quality delivery of our personalised adult services. You will play a vital role in creating an environment where people feel safe, respected and empowered to live lives that make sense to them.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deputising for the Service Manager when required

• Supporting staff through mentoring, coaching and identifying development opportunities

• Managing rotas and contributing to the effective running of a large service

• Building strong relationships with families, health professionals and specialist services

• Responding proactively to changing health and wellbeing needs

• Actively promoting MacIntyre values and strengthening community links

Above all, you will put the people we support at the heart of everything you do.

Working pattern

You will work on a rota basis, including days, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and approximately four sleep ins per month.

Shift patterns include:

• Early:07:30 to 15:00
• Late:14:30- 22:00

Why MacIntyre?

At MacIntyre, we believe in inclusive leadership, continuous learning and doing the right thing, even when it is challenging. If you are ready to step into a role where your voice matters and your work has real impact, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding.

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About you
You'll be someone who can see the bigger picture and have the visionary skill to be able to help develop the service further.

You may have already worked as a team leader or a similar supervisory role, ideally within a registered care setting and have an understanding of how to manage a team successfully.

You’ll understand the intricacies and challenges of the sector, including CQC standards.

You will need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach. Attention to detail, and good Microsoft Word and Excel skills would also be beneficial.

You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles.

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About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.

COVID-19 Information

We will take every precaution to keep you and everyone involved safe during the recruitment process and your employment with MacIntyre. We encourage all our employees to follow Government advice and get vaccinated against COVID and flu. If you are a frontline care worker, you are on the priority list for vaccination.