Deputy Manager BLUD80005

Deputy Manager BLUD80005

Ealing
Salary: £24,853 per annum
Permanent - Full Time

Are you interested in a career that makes a difference? Our client is proud of their history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. They support more than 1500 people in a diverse range of services across London. They employ more than 1000 staff and are committed to their development. With our client you have the opportunity to work with incredible people, develop your career and support others to have a good life.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Manager to co-manage a team of Support Workers who positively impact the lives of the people we support at one of our supported living services in Hillingdon, as part of the Transforming Care agenda.

Our client is providing support to a young man, who until now hasn’t had all of the opportunities to live life to its fullest.  Thery are creating a team that will help the young man, who has a great sense of humour and a lively and energetic personality, to reconnect with the things he loves, as well as helping him discover new experiences in life.  He has spent a number of years living in a restricted environment. This has meant that he has had very little chance to get out and do the things he enjoys doing like horse-riding, climbing and going on steam trains.

To be a successful Deputy Manager you will need to demonstrate:

• Experience of supporting people who have learning disabilities to become more active in their community and enabling them to take positive risks in the lives 
• Experience of mentoring/supervising/coaching others
• Building great relationships which promotes inclusion for people with learning disabilities
• Person centred working & developing person centred support plans with individuals 
• Able to role model great practice and inspire and motivate others

Our client will trust you to:

• Build great relationships with the person we support and the people important in his life (families, other staff, and external professionals)
• Supervise, coach and train colleagues in person centred support practices, giving and acting on received feedback on what is going well and what is not going well.
• Ensure effective day to day management of colleagues inclusive of activity delegation, quality assurance, performance management and recruitment and selection as appropriate to the role.
• Develop and maintain links with professional bodies, implementing changes in practice with the team and the organisation

What’s in it for you:

• A competitive salary
• Pension Salary sacrifice scheme
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• An attractive package of 25 days annual leave, pension scheme, access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
• Eye care vouchers

• Travel season ticket loan
• Cycle to work Scheme

Our Values:

• Working Together
• Continuously Improving
• Inspired by People
• Dependable

Your hours of work will be 37.5 hours a week on a flexible 7 day shift rota.

If you are interested in enriching the lives of the people we support, apply now!

All our client’s posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a need for full employment history from time of leaving compulsory education and up to date employment references. They are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and they welcome applications from all sections of the community. They guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy and to consider them on their abilities.

Closing Date: 26th April 2019

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.