Deputy Manager - Alan Shearer Residential
Salary: £36,244 per annum
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hours: 35 hours per week, flexible over a 7-day rota.
Please note: We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship
Requirements:
- Possess a Diploma L3 in Health & Social Care
- Possesses/willing to work towards L5 in Leadership & Management
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Deputy Manager to work at our Alan Shearer Residential Service. You will work closely with the Registered Manager in leading, motivating and guiding the team by promoting the charity values and leading by example, ensuring residents receive high standards of person-centred care.
Our specialist Alan Shearer Residential home is located within our unique Alan Shearer site in Newcastle, and specialises in providing bespoke rehabilitative care for young adults with acquired brain injury and learning disability.
You will support the Registered Manager to:
- Provide a high-quality service focussed on developing people’s social and practical living skills.
- Ensure timescales are met in line with CQC and Charity protocols.
- Contribute to the recruitment and continuous training and development of the staff team.
- Take responsibility for all aspects of the day to day management of the home in the absence of the manager.
You should have:
- Experience and knowledge of supporting adults with a range of disabilities and complex needs.
- Be able to work to your own initiative as well as working as part of a team to implement a high quality service at all times.
- A Diploma level 3, Health and Social Care of an equivalent qualification.
- A Level 5 qualification in Leadership & Management (or be willing to work towards).
- Excellent communication skills.
- The ability to manage, motivate and develop staff.
- Strong and effective leadership skills.
- A flexible approach to the hours of work and ability to complete day/night shift to fulfil the needs of the service.
Why join St Cuthbert’s Care?
St Cuthbert’s Care is a values-based, registered social care charity, committed to enabling people to reach their personal potential.
The charity’s areas of work include nursing homes for older people, children in care and services for people with disabilities.
We are proud to be the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including:
As well as offering a competitive salary, we provide a number of benefits and wellbeing initiatives for our staff, including:
- Christmas bank holidays paid at double time
- 27 days annual leave, including a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Enhanced company sick pay scheme
- Enhanced employer pension contributions
- Savings scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- Staff counselling service
- Blue Light discount
- Charity Workers’ discount
- Free life assurance
- On demand pay
- Earn money and rewards with the Care Friends App
- Real Living Wage Employer (minimum £13.45 per hour)
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- Sleep in allowance of £80 (role dependant)
How to apply for this job:
To apply for this vacancy, please either complete the online application form below or send us your CV, along with contact details and the reference to this role, by emailing recruitment@stcuthbertscare.org.uk or call 0191 2288003
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