Sense are looking for a reliable and motivated Deputy Care Manager to join our professional team covering both our services in Bristol.
Reference number: 44370
Title: Deputy Care Manager
Location: Bristol
Salary: Circa £22,826 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time
Contract type: Permanent
About the role
This is a full-time post working 37.5 hours per week in our purpose-built residential services.
As part of a team of 8 you will be supporting young people with learning disabilities and autism that may display challenging behaviour having moved into their first home. We are looking for creative and supportive people with a can-do attitude.
As Deputy Manger you will support the team to enable individuals to live the life they choose: to make choices, to express themselves and live as independently as possible. Your leadership skills, coaching, team guidance and support will assist individuals to run their own lives as much as possible. Through good leadership the team will feel valued and well supported.
You will be a frontline supervisor, supporting the manager to effectively manage a team of staff to deliver person centred, specialist services.
You will need to have a sound knowledge of person-centred planning, rota planning and staff management/development. We would like to hear from you if you are a committed, flexible and enthusiastic team player who is able to coach and mentor a team of support workers. You will be IT literate and able to undertake some administration duties.
About you
You will need to have had proven experience of supervising and line managing staff, as well as experience of coordinating and planning a range of activities. You will have an awareness of total communication approaches which include: verbal communication, objects of reference, hand under hand, hand over hand, communication boards, observations and unrecognised individual communication modes.
The successful candidate will have experience of dealing with challenging situations and of advocating in the best interests of individuals.
About us
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.
We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
Closing date: Sunday 28 June 2020
Interview date: To be confirmed
TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website to apply online.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.
The Role
In this important role you will deliver support to service users with complex needs who have experienced domestic abuse and been provided with short term, emergency refuge accommodation in Bath & North East Somerset.
Acting in a ‘lead professional’ capacity, you will also provide support to enable service users to move to longer-term appropriate accommodation.
We are looking for individuals who have experience of working with people who have experienced domestic abuse and possess a sound understanding of domestic abuse and associated issues.
Experience of working with people who may also have more complex needs such as substance misuse or mental health difficulties is also key, as is a good level of understanding of the Benefits system, including Universal Credit.
Naturally, you will have an excellent level of IT literacy in MS Office products and case management systems and be comfortable communicating with people at all levels.
How To Apply
If you are looking to utilize your experience and skills in a values-driven organisation with a supportive team culture and excellent reputation, then please use the attached JD & PS to complete an Application form and Skills form and email these to HR by midday Friday 12th June 2020.
More information available on the DHI website.
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Closing date 12pm, 15th June 2020
Interviews 18th June, Bristol/via MS Teams if remotely
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