Job description:
Care is Central is looking for a like-minded, compassionate, and committed individual to join our brand new older persons care home, Honeysuckle House, in Flitwick, Bedfordshire.
Honeysuckle House is a brand-new, purpose-built 72-bed residential care home located within Red Kite Meadows, a state-of-the-art care village. Developed in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council, this service is set to launch soon and we are looking for a vibrant, proactive and passionate Deputy Manager to support our team.
This exciting new role offers a unique opportunity to shape a brand-new service from the ground up. You'll play a key role in building a strong, dedicated team— working with the Registered Manager to select and onboard staff, induct them into their role and mentor them in developing a safe, compassionate and fulfilling model of care.
At Care is Central, you'll be part of an organisation that truly values its workforce, prioritises professional development, celebrates achievements, and fosters a positive, collaborative working culture.
Join us on our mission to serve the people of Central Bedfordshire by helping them, treating them well, and providing the best possible care and support.
Main Duties of a Deputy Manager:
Supporting the Registered Manager to maintain oversight of the care home, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the service and ensuring high standards of care are consistently upheld.
Deputise for the Registered Manager in times of absence and leave, taking the lead on the running of the home.
Manage and mentor a care team to deliver excellent, high quality and person-centred care and support that promotes independence, privacy, dignity and choice.
Assess, monitor and review care needs of those living in the home to ensure their care plans and risk assessments are accurate, reflect individual needs, goals and aspirations and ensure that care provided ensures individuals can lead a fulfilling life.
Manage the service rota to ensure safe staffing levels at all times in accordance with the needs of the residents.
Ensure regulatory compliance by undertaking audits of key areas of service delivery, identify issues and taking timely remedial action to address concerns.
Safeguarding individuals by taking responsibility for safeguarding, health and safety, and risk management within the service with the Registered Manager.
Engaging with stakeholders by building strong, respectful and collaborative relationships with residents, their families, external professionals, and local authority colleagues.
Developing the workforce by recruiting, inducting and supporting a team of care practitioners, ensuring they work in line with our values, uphold our standards and receive regular supervision, support and guidance to enhance their practice.
Promoting inclusion & individual rights by upholding and advocating for the rights, choices, and dignity of people living in the home.
Requirements:
First and foremost, our priority is that you share our values, have a passion for helping others, can work positively within a team (even when things aren't easy) and bring joy and laughter to the role, both with those we support and those we work with.
In addition to this, we require you to:
Have significant demonstrable experience in a care management or leadership role within a CQC registered provision, preferably supporting older people.
A passion for person-centred, flexible and compassionate care and support for older people.
Have a minimum of a QCF Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care.
Experience in carrying out care needs assessments for those aged 55 and over.
Have a driving licence with access to a vehicle insured for business use.
Be experienced in managing safeguarding processes including raising notifications and leading on safeguarding inquiries.
Have experience in Mental Capacity assessments and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards processes to ensure appropriate care and support is provided.
Be an effective leader able to manage, monitor and motivate the teams across the care home and provide effective and supportive supervision to them.
Be an excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Be adept at managing resources including staff deployment, rota management and financial resources.
We do also need you to:
Be eligible to work in the UK (Please note we do not offer Sponsorship)
A caring nature with a genuine desire to help others improve their quality of life.
Undertake an Enhanced DBS check (Paid for by us)
Have access to a vehicle with business insurance
What We Can Offer You:
A supportive, positive and proactive workplace that cares about people and values treating them well
A salary range of £38,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.
Brand new, state of the art facilities to work within.
An employee assistance and wellbeing support service to help in times of need.
Multiple platforms to access high street discounts and offer schemes, including a Blue Light Card.
Company Sick Pay (Terms Apply)
28 days statutory annual leave
Plus, an additional 5 day's contractual annual leave
PLUS, Your Birthday off as paid discretionary leave
Continued professional development opportunities
Double pay on Christmas day/Boxing Day/New Year's Day
Free uniform & DBS checks
Enrolment in the company pension scheme (But you can opt out if you wish)
Plus other employee benefits
Skills and Attributes - Our Values, Your Values:
We need all team members to model our organisational C.A.R.E values of Compassion, Aspiration, Respect & Empowerment and actively promote a culture that:
Drives Continuous Improvement: Encourages innovation, service development and high-quality delivery across all areas.
Delivers with Compassion: Embeds empathy and person-centred principles in all decision-making and quality assurance.
Champions Person-Led Care: Embodies and promotes the values of My Home Life and Think Local Act Personal.
Positive Collaborator: Actively engages with the wider team to drive growth, work collaboratively, utilise individual skills and strengths, and fosters positive, meaningful and respectful working relations.
Application Process:
If you are interested in applying for this role, please click the apply button and submit a CV which we consider to be your expression of interest. If you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you to discuss the role, arrange an interview and send a link to an application form to you. If you relish in meeting new people, caring for others and would like to work for a company that supports and celebrates our hard-working staff, then please apply.
Please Note: Applications are reviewed as received and we may close this position upon finding a suitable candidate. We are not able to contact or provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
We will be shortlisting for this post the week commencing 25th August 2025.
To Find Out More About the Role:
If you wish to find out more about this role, please email Marianne Telfer at
To find out more about Care is Central and our vision to be the leading provider of adult social care services in Central Bedfordshire, please visit our website:
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £38,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Language:
* English (required)
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Work Location: In person