Assistant Care Manager

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week Salary: £24,454 per annum/ £25,367 per annum including qualification enhancement for those with a level 3 Health and Social Care qualification or equivalent.
Are you looking for your next career move? Do you want to join a growing organisation? Do you want to be part of a successful team? If this person is you, please read on: This is a great time to join Housing 21 as we have significant growth plans over the next 5 years which will enhance our customer experience. With 118 Extra Care schemes and further developments planned over the next 5 years, Housing 21 is continuing to grow. Extra Care supports older people to live independently in their own home, in purpose-built apartments or bungalows in a community setting, with access to on site care and support services tailored to their own needs, providing over 38,000 hours of social care each week. As an Assistant Care Manager, you will provide a high quality and CQC compliant care service to residents within the Extra Care environment ensuring care workers are appropriately recruited, supervised and retained. Shift Pattern: Week 1 and week 2, Monday to Friday. Week 3 Saturday and Sunday plus 3 week days. Main responsibilities of the job include:

• Carrying out assessment of new or existing residents. Ensuring all allocated residents have a comprehensive care plan in place
• Being responsible for the management and performance of care staff by providing induction, line management, supervision and support to a defined number of care workers
• Support the management team with all aspects of team management including but not limited to: recruitment, staff induction, training and disciplinary procedures and sickness absence
• Contributing to the services quality assurance system by way of auditing, conducting observations and responding to residents’ feedback
• Preparing rotas in line with commissioned care hours
• Acting as the responsible person for the safe running of the care service in the absence of the Registered Manager

The successful candidate will need:

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  A good understanding of CQC regulation and how to apply these in practice (Essential)
• Supervisory experience (Essential)
• Demonstrable, hands-on experience in delivering care to adults (Essential)
• Developing and reviewing care plans in line with people’s needs and preferences (Essential)
• Experience of organising staff rotas and scheduling of care calls (Essential)

In return we will offer:

• Induction pathway and training
• Career progression
• 35 hours full time equivalent working week
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (However, would still need to work on bank holidays as required)
• Pension scheme
• Income protection
• Life Cover
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes –Cycle to work, holiday purchase and Car leasing scheme

Proof of qualification will be required at the point of offer and verified. The additional qualification enhancement will only be included when this proof is in place. Closing date: 18th February 2023