Deputy Manager
Service: Widmore Road
Salary: £27,158 PA
Hours: 38 Hours PW
Do you want to make a positive difference to people's lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!
Who are Ambient Support?
Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years' experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.
Our service in Bromley is looking for a committed and empathetic Deputy Manager, to support in our 10 bed Respite centre for people with complex learning and physical disability needs.
Key responsibilities of our Deputy Manager :
- To ensure that infection control standards are maintained.
- To support all staff with care and support based decisions, thereby aiding their professional development
- To ensure that all staff receive regular supervision, are annually appraised, and provided with a personal development plan.
- To be responsible for monitoring the staff rota, ensuring that annual leave, training, and sickness cover is provided in the most cost-effective way.
- To share with the Home Manager the responsibility for monitoring broad aspects of the management of the home including the supervision and training of care staff.
- To Assist the Manager with the recruitment and deployment of staff with an awareness of Registration requirements.
- To take responsibility for the implementation of Ambient's medication policies and procedures in the care facility.
- Broad range of care skills for people with ages ranging from 18-80 who attend Respite for short periods of time
- Activities for people with ages from 18-80 who may also attend our Day Care centre.
Skills and attributes of our Deputy Manager:
- At least one year's experience at team leader or management level, preferably in a care home setting.
- Relevant current care experience.
- Experience of supervising, training, and mentoring staff.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Health & Social Care Act 2008 and CQC Fundamental Standards.
- Competent approach to budgets, petty cash procedures.
- Ability to complete and check monitoring sheets, devise rota's.
- Broad range of care skills for older people living in residential care.
- Activities for older people in care.
- Basic current Health and Safety law including food hygiene and manual handling.
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to priorities and meet deadlines.
- Able to use own initiative.
Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!
- Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
- National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
- Training and development
- `Refer a Friend' bonus scheme.
- `Season Ticket' loan & `Bike to Work' scheme.
- Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
- Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Do you want to take your first steps towards a new rewarding career? If the answer is yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.
We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be ob tained for all roles.
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