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Deputy Care Home Manager required for our brand-new luxury care home Selwood House in Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset, Part Country Court Family.

Hours: 40 Hours per week working weekends per rota (Shift Times 09:00-17:00) 

Would you like to be part of our new Team at Selwood House Care Home?

Selwood House Care Home is due to open at the beginning of September 2023 & will accommodate up to 84 residents, and will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to cater for various care needs. Specialising in residential care, dementia care, and short-term respite care, Selwood House will provide a warm welcome as soon as you set foot through the door..

ABOUT THE DEPUTY MANAGER ROLE

Within your role as the Deputy Care Manager you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Here are some of the 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.

Please note: This is not intended as an exhaustive description of duties and you will be required to cover some shifts on the floor as required night or day.

ABOUT YOU

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, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people’s lives:

You will already be a Deputy Manager or have at least 2 years’ experience as a or Team Leader in Care

Have strong leadership skills & are highly motivated

Able to engage well with the residents and their families

Have strong written & verbal communication skills

Experience of working with people with Dementia

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care

Have an NVQ Level 5 is a great advantage or be willing to work towards this.

IN RETURN

You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)

Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates

Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*

Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*

Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.

Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Deputy Care Home Manager role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you. 

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting overseas applications for sponsorship