Deputy Care Home Manager

About the role

Lyle House Care Home in Roehampton SW15, part of the Country Court Family. Hours: 37.5 Hours per week, working weekends on rota.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring standards of care delivered by qualified and unqualified care staff.
• Prepare the staff duty rota to ensure appropriate staffing levels at all times.
• Responsible for monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
• Act as a focal point for contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints are promptly investigated and dealt with appropriately.
• Liaise with the Home Manager across the range of operational activity to be able to assume responsibility for managing the Home during the manager’s scheduled and unscheduled absences.
• Contribute fully to team working, responding positively to colleagues and action all reasonable work instructions promptly.

Requirements

• You will support the Home Manager across all aspects of Home Management, providing a safe, caring, stimulating and homely environment for residents and their visitors.

Qualifications

• You will already be a Deputy Manager or have at least 2 years’ experience as a or Team Leader in Care.
• You will have strong leadership skills & are highly motivated.
• You will be able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• You will have strong written & verbal communication skills.
• You will have Experience of working with people with Dementia.
• You will have an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care.
• An NVQ Level 5 is a great advantage or be willing to work towards this.

Skills

• You will already be a Deputy Manager or have at least 2 years’ experience as a or Team Leader in Care.
• You will have strong leadership skills & are highly motivated.
• You will be able to engage well with the residents and their families.
• You will have strong written & verbal communication skills.
• You will have Experience of working with people with Dementia.
• You will have an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care.
• An NVQ Level 5 is a great advantage or be willing to work towards this.

Benefits

• Annual pay reviews.
• A bespoke Induction Training Programme, with ongoing development and access to nationally recognised qualifications.
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme.
• Access to the Blue Light Discount Card.
• Annual Staff Awards Programme, celebrating outstanding contributions across all our Homes.

Pay

Details of pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details of the schedule are not specified in the job posting.