Job Title: Deputy Manager
Job Location: Teignmouth
Salary: £32,136.00 pa based on working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you ready to be part of something truly rewarding? Our Supported Living Services are calling for passionate, proactive individuals who want to make a real difference.
Your support plays a vital role in helping adults live independently and confidently something they strive for every single day. And trust us, the impact you’ll make is nothing short of life changing.
In this dynamic role, you’ll work closely with our Registered Manager to keep daily operations running smoothly, while also being a key source of support for both our incredible team and the adults we support. No two days are the same, so if you thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused environment, you’ll feel right at home.
Whether you're helping someone explore new career or educational paths, cheering them on as they reach personal milestones, or simply enjoying a spontaneous karaoke session in the lounge, your presence will matter.
Of course, there will be challenges. But the joy of seeing someone grow in confidence and independence? That’s unbeatable. You’ll need to be flexible, emotionally intuitive, and ready to offer support in ways you might not expect. Open-mindedness, empathy, and resilience aren’t just helpful, they’re essential.
If you're looking for a role that’s as fulfilling as it is exciting, we’d love to hear from you.
A day in the life of a Deputy Manager will involve:
- You’ll be supporting the Registered Manager with recruitment, team supervisions, meetings, and inspections, ensuring continued compliance with relevant legislation.
- Spending a good amount of time helping the manager making sure the team they manage have the skills, experience and training they need to be the best support possible for the adults in your care.
- You’ll be supporting our adults to keep their independence and have the best quality of life possible. Working with the team to arrange and plan activities, whether it be cooking in their home, fun days out, or holidays with them.
- Plus, you’ll be on the shared rota for ‘on call’.
To be a successful Deputy Manager, you’ll need:
- Level 3 in Health and Social or willingness to work towards within the 1st year of your role.
- Someone that is confident, flexible, resilient, and not afraid of the challenges that working in support may bring, with an understanding of the 24-hour nature of the sector and a willingness to partake in the ‘on call’ rota.
- A minimum of two years’ experience in working with adults in a supported living/care setting is essential, ideally with experience of supervising teams. Knowledge of relevant legislation; working procedures and the ability to demonstrate sound communication and leadership skills.
If return for your time, you’ll get:
- Holidays – You’ll get 28 days annual leave. You’ll also get an extra day off for your birthday after your first year with us.
- Pension scheme– Our pension scheme is based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%.
- Learning & Development Opportunities – We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for team members to develop themselves.
- Discounts – You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Card and our own employee benefits platform.
- Wellbeing Support – Your wellbeing is always our priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support. On top of this, our therapies team offers a monthly confidential check in clinic, and group reflective practice sessions.
- Cycle2Work -The cycle to work scheme enables you to buy a bicycle at a discounted rate.
- DBS – As this role required you to have an enhanced DBS carried out, we will cover this cost.
- After 12 months service - You’ll also be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP!). You’ll get life assurance paid at x2 your annual salary.
Please note that as part of our safer recruitment processes, successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, and online and social media checks, and reference validation.
At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.
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