Deputy Manager (CQC)

Tyneside and Northumberland

Permanent, full time (x 37.5 hours)

Salary up to £28, 890 per annum dependant upon skills and experience plus on call shift payments of £14.30 per session

We can't offer CoS for this role!

Home, a place where you belong

As Team Manager and safeguarding lead, you’ll ensure high performance and quality assurance of services using your experience and skills to effectively motivate and direct your colleagues. You’ll lead a great team, supporting them to grow and develop.

What you’ll do

• You will work in our Care services across Northumberland and North Tyneside supporting customers with Learning Disabilities to live their best life.
• You will be supported by a Registered Manager ensuring you can support the team while maintaining CQC compliance.
• You are naturally innovative and creative and will help your team to achieve and maintain the high standards our customers deserve, keeping to regulatory standards.
• We will support you to lead, manage and govern your team, assuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
• You support learning and innovation, as well as promoting an open and fair culture. You will ensure the competence of your team through a process of observation and assessment, coaching and directing as required.
• As a subject matter expert, you’ll develop and share your knowhow, continually supporting your team, making it a great place to work for your colleagues.

Why join us?

This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• A good understanding of relevant regulatory policies and procedures, including the fundamental standard regulations.
• Lots of experience of partnership working, as well as having strong inter agency links within health and social care.
• Excellent communication skills, IT skills and strong analytical skills too.
• You don't need to be able to drive but do need to be able to work across our services in Northumberland and North Tyneside
• You'll need an enhanced DBS but don't worry, we pay for that!

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• Hold a relevant professional registration with strong knowledge of CQC standards and experience supporting people with complex needs.

• Lead recruitment and induction, setting colleagues up for success and monitoring progress during probation

• Coach, mentor, and support your team to develop skills and confidence.

• Flexibly cover 24-hour care, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

• A valid driving licence and a vehicle insured for business use (mileage reimbursed!)

• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”). The option to buy 5 more each year

• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more

• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)

• Top 20 in the UK for Wellbeing

• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Deputy Manager Job description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early. For adjustments email us at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk