Deputy Care Manager

Want a rewarding management career in Care?

Are you a Senior Support Worker, Team Leader or Deputy Manager seeking to advance your career? Sense are looking for a passionate and motivated person to join our fantastic team as a Deputy Care Manager at our Supported Living Service in Selly Park, Birmingham.

This is a Permanent role, working 37.5 hours per week.

This is an opportunity for you to work alongside the Registered Care Manager to help run the home.

At our 6-bedded service, we support individuals with complex needs, including mobility impairment, learning disabilities and sensory losses. The people we support live a varied and active life and like to be out and about, busy getting on with things. 

As a Deputy Care Manager, your role will be divided into 2 parts; 22.5 hours supporting on shift and 15 hours office based. There is an element of line management responsibility such as staff supervisions, and also mentoring when on shift.

You will require previous experience in leading a team in a Social Care environment. A full manual UK license and the willingness to drive a company vehicle is desirable as we do to take the people we support to do activities outside of the home.

Does this sound right for you?

Wide range of benefits, including…

• Rewarding, Impactful work environment
• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Free DBS Check
• Free access to over 100 online and face to face training
• On-going development opportunities
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Employee referral scheme £350
• Health and well-being support
• Pension Scheme
• Discount scheme
• Headspace App- free access for all employees to mindfulness application

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. 

To apply

Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit:  https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/

 

 

Closing Date

10/02/2025

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