Job Description

About The Role

The Deputy Manager will be responsible for supporting the service manager to set the culture of the service. Leading and inspiring the teams to ensure that everyone within it lives and breathes our company ethos.





Job title: Deputy Manager



Location: Seaham (SR7 postcode)



Hours: 40 hours per week





WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP



You will be responsible for supporting your service manager to set the culture of your service. Leading and inspiring the teams to ensure that everyone within it lives and breathes our philosophy.



Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

'Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy'

The Role Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower their team in supporting the people they support to achieve their goals and aspirations.

Key responsibilities include:

Ensuring that each person we support receives person-centred, Ethos driven and outcome focused care which reflects their assessed and individual needs by encouraging discussion and input from the people we support.



Taking responsibility for quality within the service by implementing and ensuring compliance with the company's clinical governance and quality assurance systems.



Ensuring that each person we support has documentation that is personal to them, that care/goal plans are reviewed monthly and good, accurate notes are made, allowing the reader to see the changes or progress made.



Assisting the Registered Manager with reviewing budgets, staff rotas, complaints and relationship building with external regulatory bodies.



Acting as a role model to staff at all times. Leading and managing an empowered, engaged, motivated and highly effective support team encouraging them to make a difference to the people we support and their lives, whilst providing the highest quality care.



Ensuring effective recruitment, induction, training, coaching and development of staff, and completing managerial supervisions and annual appraisals for all staff ensuring competencies are met and the values are maintained at all times.

What we can offer:

Refer a friend scheme

we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive 400 each time a successful referral is made *

Above and beyond

we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!

Long service awards

we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service

Employee benefits app

stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.

Cycle to work

you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme

Pension

we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life cover

you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.

Funded qualifications

earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *

Career pathways

we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!

Swanton Educates

we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development

Trained mental health first aiders

available to support you when you need someone to talk to

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support

Employee Voice

we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us


subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Trinity House - Swanton Care, is a residential care home situated in the heart of Murton, County Durham. We provide 24/7 support and care to 7 people with various needs who have a diagnosis of learning disability and/or autism. At Trinity, we strive for excellence and understand the importance of encouraging independence.