# Deputy Manager

**Company**: Priorygroup
**Location**: Rainham, Essex
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full-time
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a compassionate Deputy Home Manager to support the Home Manager in leading our dedicated team at Lily Close in Rainham, Essex. The successful candidate will help ensure our home remains a safe, warm, and welcoming environment for residents and families while guiding and supporting colleagues to deliver the highest standards of care.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Supporting the Home Manager to make sure our home runs smoothly and always meets regulatory standards (CQC/RQIA).

- Leading, guiding, and inspiring the senior care team to provide outstanding, person-centred support.

- Building strong relationships with residents, families, colleagues, and external professionals.

- Holding regular staff meetings, keeping communication open and positive.

- Helping new staff settle in with thorough inductions, ongoing training, and plenty of encouragement.

- Overseeing risk assessments and safety checks to make sure our home is safe and compliant.

- Playing a key role in quality checks and audits, always looking for ways we can improve.

- Working alongside regional managers to develop and introduce new ideas and services.

- Ensuring our staff feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their very best.

**Skills, Knowledge & Expertise:**

- Experience as a Senior Support Worker, Team Leader, or Deputy Manager, with readiness to take the next career step.

- A natural leader who is approachable, supportive, and skilled at bringing out the best in others.

- Passionate about delivering high-quality care, with a strong understanding of its importance to residents and their families.

- Organised, proactive, and confident in managing the operational side of care, including risk assessments, audits, and compliance.

- Most importantly, you care deeply about people , both the residents we support and the colleagues you’ll be working alongside.

**Benefits:**

- Contributory pension scheme

- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)

- Access to development opportunities

- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

- Leadership & management development

- Long service award

- Refer a friend bonuses

- Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)

## Skills

### Required
- leadership
- care management
- risk assessment
- communication
- team management

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