Honeycomb Jobs is working with a large charitable organisation, looking to recruit a permanent Deputy Home Manager. This is a 39 hour week, with some evening, weekend and on-call work.

The Client – Based in Dundonald, the aim of this organisation is to provide care for people in a specifically Christian ethos and environment, placing great emphasis on offering spiritual support and encouragement to residents as well as physical care.

The Role: To be responsible, through management and staff leadership, for promoting and ensuring the highest standards of care to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of the residents of the home. This residential home cares for 16 individuals with learning disabilities.

Duties will include but will not be limited to:

• Provision of general secretarial/ administrative support to assigned senior staff, to include maintaining diaries and scheduling meetings, screening calls and emails, responding to routine enquiries and preparing outgoing mail.
• Devise and maintain office systems to deal with the flow and storage of files, both electronically and in hard copy form.
• Collate and produce management information and reports as directed.
• Attend meetings, as required, to take notes, compile and agree minutes, noting attendance and follow up on actions.
• Support the team to comply with Financial systems e.g. processing orders, coding invoices, setting up codes and ensuring invoices are processed on time.
• Deal with queries from the public and relevant stakeholders in respect of areas of service delivery, including dealing with complaints.

The Person

As the successful candidate you will have the following background and experience:

Essential:

• A minimum of NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Care ( or equivalent qualification)
• Knowledge and understanding of the current legal responsibilities of the post and standards of service, including the need for delivery of person-centred services.
• Knowledge of current health & social care services available for those with a learning disability.
• The ability to plan, develop and implement person centred programmes of care.

AND;

• A minimum of 3 years’ recent experience working in a residential setting
• A minimum of 2 years’ recent experience of supervising and managing staff
• Experience of carrying out supervisions and appraisals
• Experience of liaising with RQIA
• Experience in the care of people with a learning disability
• Experience of Quality Assurance Monitoring
• Willing to be flexible for evening, night and weekend working were applicable.
• Willingness to maintain registration with the appropriate professional regulatory body (NISCC or NMC)

Desirable;

• A recognised professional qualification e.g. RNMH, RGN, RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy (or awaiting registration), OR; Level 5 in Health and Social Care or Management (or an equivalent qualification)
• Management of budgets
• Experience of staff recruitment and selection
• Access to a car for work purposes

This role will be subject to an Enhanced Access NI Check. For more information please go to

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Carla Forte , Public Sector Sourcing Specialist at Honeycomb Jobs on .

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Skills:
RQIA Audit Management Budgeting Recruitment Social Work