As Deputy Manager you will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower your team to enable the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations. The Deputy Manager will be responsible for supporting the service manager to set the culture of the service. Leading and inspiring the teams to ensure that everyone within it lives and breathes our company ethos.
Position: Deputy Manager - Children's Services
Location: Kettering and surrounding areas (opportunity to work across additional services)
Hours: Full time, 42 hours per week
The role
Working alongside and with the support of our Registered Manager you will be responsible for the provision of high-quality care by participating, observing, and sharing experience across all services. You will be supported in your work by various team leaders and senior support workers.
Key responsibilities include:
About you
To be successful in this role, previous experience within a similar managerial position in a care setting is essential. In addition:
We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.
‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’
What we can offer:
Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
*subject to eligibility & criteria
We provide high quality, flexible and responsive residential care and support to children and young people with complex medical or mental health needs and associated self-harm responses.