Deputy Manager

London | £25,666 per annum

Employer: Certitude
Sector/Specialism: Operations

Deputy Manager

Location: Hammersmith & Fulham W6
Application Deadline: Sunday, December 11, 2022
Salary: £25,666 per annum
Region: Hammersmith & Fulham

An exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Deputy Manager as we continue to grow as a Social Care provider in London.

Salary: £25,666 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours

Job Type: Fixed Term

Service: Learning Disabilities

Location: Hammersmith & Fulham W6

Shift Pattern: Monday to Sunday, day shifts and sleepovers

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 23 days' annual leave + bank holidays & enrolment onto a pension scheme
- 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers & Perkbox (employee benefits platform - for wellbeing and discounts)
- Travel season ticket loan & Cycle to Work Scheme (eligible after 1 years’ service)

About the role

In our service, we support 8 individuals with learning disabilities. They require 24 hours support in all aspects of their daily living, such as personal care, support with activities, cooking outings, medical appointments, finances, etc.

The role of a Deputy Manager is to provide leadership, development, and direction across the service ensuring that the team provides the people we support with the service they need to lead a good life and achieve the things that are important to them and their families.

Duties will include:

- Build great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals).
- Ensure all the plans and records relating to people are accurate and up to date using respectful language which allows people to see what progress is being made against goals; track areas of concern (e.g. health) and take action as agreed.
- To develop and implement individual Quality of Life plans that focus on individuals’ preferences and needs and maximise and maintain their personal independence all the while promoting rights, autonomy, and choices.
- Work in a consistent and positive way with local managers and other team members to ensure people get great service from the whole team at any time.
- Supervise, coach, and train colleagues in person-centred support practices, giving and acting on received feedback on what is going well and what is not going well.
- To use information technology (including a computer) to undertake a range of administrative tasks and to follow procedural guidelines and complete appropriate documentation.

About you

To be a Deputy Manager at Certitude, the following are essential:

- Experience in supporting people who have mental health needs or learning disabilities to become more active in their community
- Experience in mentoring/supervising/coaching others
- Person-centred working & developing person-centred support plans with individuals
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- A good communicator (written and verbal) and listener, someone who can communicate well with different people and can clearly get their ideas across in writing and verbally.
- Able to organise self and others to get things done with a high level of attention to detail

To read more about the role and the full person specification, please click on the tab at the top of this advert, titled ‘Job Description and Person Specification’.

About the Organisation

At Certitude, we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1800 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.

We have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals, and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than a 1500 colleagues and volunteers with a turnover of £48m.

Our Values

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Trustworthy & Dependable

Do you want to be a Deputy Manager at Certitude? Select the apply button, complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch! A job description and person specification are attached to this advert.

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and support provided and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close vacancies before the date stated when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

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