Posted on 19/06/2025

Deputy Manager - Children's Services

  • All LocationsAll Locations:
    Kettering
  • All DepartmentsAll Departments:
    Children Residential
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    £15.17 per hour
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  • About The Role

  • 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

      Hours: Full time, 42 hours per week

      WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.
       

      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:

      • Ensuring that each person we support receives person-centred, Ethos driven and outcome focused care which reflects their assessed and individual needs by encouraging discussion and input from the people we support.
      • Taking responsibility for quality within the service by implementing and ensuring compliance with the company’s clinical governance and quality assurance systems.
      • Ensuring that each person we support has documentation that is personal to them, that care/goal plans are reviewed monthly and good, accurate notes are made, allowing the reader to see the changes or progress made.
      • Assisting the Registered Manager with reviewing budgets, staff rotas, complaints and relationship building with external regulatory bodies.
      • Acting as a role model to staff at all times. Leading and managing an empowered, engaged, motivated and highly effective support team encouraging them to make a difference to the people we support and their lives, whilst providing the highest quality care.
      • Ensure effective recruitment, induction, training, coaching and development of staff, and completing managerial supervisions and annual appraisals for all staff ensuring competencies are met and the values are maintained at all times.
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      About you

      To be successful in this role, previous experience within a similar managerial position in a care setting is essential. In addition:

      • You will be willing to work towards or have a level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
      • You will be enthusiastic and passionate about delivering high quality, person centered care for the people we support and be able to provide inspiring, motivational, clear and supportive leadership for our colleagues.

      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

Deputy Manager - Children's Services

  • All LocationsAll Locations:
    Kettering
  • All DepartmentsAll Departments:
    Children Residential
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    £15.17 per hour
Apply

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