Overview
Location: Margate, Kent
Contract: Full Time
Role Type: Permanent
Working hours per week: 37.5
Salary: £14.71 per hour
Closing Date: Sunday 12 October 2025
Deputy Care Manager, 37.5 hours per week
CareTech is a person-centred care company that provides quality care to adults nationwide. Our vision is a world where there is equal opportunity for individuals to live independently and make their own decisions. We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day.
We are unable to consider skilled or student visa applicants for this opening.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
* Coordinate the assessments of the individual service users, and from this draw up their service plans in conjunction with other significant people.
* Review, reassess, and change service plans to ensure they are up-to-date and in line with the individual needs.
* Allocate the implementation and recording of the service plans to staff members who have the skills or will be given the training to enable them to fulfill the job in a responsible and professional manner.
* Offer individual support when necessary, and assess specialist support for the person, if required.
* Enable the service user to express their views and take these views into account when setting service plan objectives and service provision.
* Ensure the development of training opportunities for service users to develop new skills.
* Ensure the communication of information to all service users on their individual service contracts, the quality measurements, and clear guidelines on how they might access the complaints procedure.
* Ensure a good standard of professional care for all service users at all times.
* Contribute to the maintenance of positive contact between the centre and the families/carers of every user and encourage their active participation in plans.
Staffing and Leadership
* Leadership responsibilities and staffing requirements as part of the Deputy Care Manager role.
What You’ll Need
* Caring and fun nature
* Enjoy going out and about
* Happy and friendly personality
* Excellent problem-solving skills
* Experience of working with adults with autism
* Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent writing skills
* Ability to keep calm under pressure
* Passionate about making a positive difference in someone else’s life
Qualifications
* Health & Social Level 3 Adults is essential
Company Values
* Friendly
* Positive
* Empowering
* Person-Centred
* Innovative
Rewards & Benefits
* £500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
* Blue Light Discount Card
* Industry Standard Benefits
* Ongoing learning & development programs
* Career Development / Progression
* Free DBS Check
* Free Employee Assistance Programme
* CareTech Foundation: the opportunity to apply for family and friend grants
* Terms and conditions paid following the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period
About Us
We are a well-established, nationwide healthcare provider. Our homes are specialist mental health services and are established, offering adults person-centred care. We carefully develop and adapt homes to meet the varying needs of adults with mental health needs. The services are located within thriving communities, offering a variety of educational, recreational, and social activities.
Additional Notes
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment. The disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please apply for other suitable roles in the future.
Company Information
Just off the seafront, Prices Avenue (rated Good by the CQC) is a care home which provides care and support for up to 6 people with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorder. There is easy access to public transport and it is close to local shops. The CareTech Group is a Sponsored Employer but sponsorship is currently full. Please only apply if you have existing right-to-work in the UK that does not require sponsorship and you are not under an existing sponsorship.
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