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SalaryLocation: Derwent care home, Low Westwood
Hourly rate: £14.51 per hour
Company: Mariposa Care
Postcode: NE17 7PL
What we can offer you
Recognition of service award schemes.
Private health care options helping reduce the cost of bills, such as dental and optical treatment.
Refer a friend – you can earn £1000 every time you refer another great person to join us.
Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our homes a great place to live and work.
A supportive team environment that values you, your individuality, and your aspirations.
Training and development opportunities to progress if you choose to.
Becoming part of an organisation with a fantastic reputation and an impressive internal promotion record.
More about the role
Our main priority for this job role is to find someone with the same workplace values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Could this be you?
You will also:
Lead, coach and guide the team to deliver care and support of the highest quality.
Support with recruitment, induction, training and ongoing management of team members.
Promote a person-centred care philosophy, ensuring our service provision meets CQC fundamental standards, with an ambition to be outstanding.
Be responsible for residents’ needs being met at all times with comprehensive, individual and detailed care plans.
Work closely with the Home Manager, and taking the lead in their absence, for all regulatory and compliance requirements, and necessary notifications to CQC.
What we’re looking for:
Significant experience in coaching and mentoring a team in the care sector.
Experience of embedding robust and effective care policies, procedures and auditing/quality assurance systems.
Understanding of standards of care, regulatory frameworks and bodies and relevant legislation.
Health and social care qualification - Level 4 Lead Practitioner in Adult Social Care or Level 5 Leader in Adult Social Care - or equivalent or a commitment to undertake further training and development relevant to the role.
Good standard of written and verbal English.
Someone who shares the same behaviours and attitudes as us. You will be expected to behave in line with our workplace values, which are:
- Generous – we are generous with our time for team members and for the individuals we care for, ensuring we are a responsive, effective and caring team.
- Responsible – we all take ownership and pride in everything we do to ensure we provide outstanding care that is well led, safe and effective.
- Sustainable – we look ahead to the future with our ideas, technology, investment in our homes and business performance.
About us
Derwent, part of the Mariposa Care Group, offers residential care, dementia care and respite care. The modern and spacious home, located over three floors, has forty-four purpose built and attractively decorated en-suite bedrooms.
Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after the adults in your care.
We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email at Apply
We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Job titles can vary – this role is also known as Deputy Care Home Manager, Deputy Care Manager, Assistant Care Home Manager, social care.
