Day Centre Assistant Manager
Looking for a new challenge?
Join The Ark Day Centre and start a truly rewarding career!
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Day Centre Assistant Manager to provide assistance and care to individuals in need. You will play a vital role in improving the quality of life for the citizens we care for.
Responsible to: the Care Manager
Responsible for: the day-to-day running of the Day Centre in the absence of the Care Manager.
Main Objectives: to assist in overseeing and co-ordinating the running of the service, ensuring a safe, stimulating and caring environment for the citizens.
A summary of an Assistant Managers duties includes but are not limited to: -
· To positively support the Care Manager in providing leadership to the administration,
care, catering, housekeeping, and maintenance functions of the service.
· To deputise for the function of the Care Manager during their absence, whilst at all
times, supporting the decisions made by the Care Manager.
· To maintain skills at a current level and undertake such training and development as
may from time-to-time be required to maintain that currency of practice.
· To manage the service in accordance with standards agreed with the Care Manager,
the Registered Provider, legislative requirements, relevant regulations and in line with
accepted best practice, and within the financial plans agreed from time-to-time with
the Registered Provider.
· Ensure service users are at the heart of the care delivery and their wishes and
preferences enhance their wellbeing.
· The efficient and effective day-to-day management of the human resources involved
in providing care through the staff team and ensuring that the required standards are
maintained.
· Ensuring all recording systems and organisational documentation are of a high
standard and kept up to date.
· To ensure all staff at the service receive formal supervision and appraisals.
· Oversee the duty rota in advance, ensuring the correct number of staff and skill mix as
needed.
· Be responsible for promoting and protecting the welfare of those individuals
supported by the service.
The Manager will still retain overall responsibilities for these duties being carried out satisfactory.
These responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to the organisations Equal Opportunities Policy.
The Assistant Manager will be required to work from 43.5 hours per week between 07:45am–17:30pm over a 7-day period.
Specific Requirement of Previous Experience
It is essential that the candidate has a supervisory or management qualification appropriate to the role and previous experience of working in a similar environment with service users, in particular, those that may have additional support needs.
So, why join us?
· Excellent Support from Management and HR Team.
· Face-to-Face and Online Learning Programme through Care Skills Academy
and Care Certificate.
· Obtain the relevant qualifications required to work in the deputising role.
· Opportunity for personal and professional growth.
· Free Blue Light Card - The Blue Light scheme is a card that employees can
sign up for, it gives discounts at a range of retail, bars and restaurants
and other businesses.
· Company Pension Scheme.
· Company social events – such as our Christmas Party!
· 5.6 weeks Annual leave per year (X1 week taken over the Christmas period).
· Wellbeing support, advice and guidance.
· Paid induction and training.
· The opportunity to make a real change to someone’s life!
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hourly rate of pay: £13.37.
Work Location: In person
The Ark Centre
47-51 Shirley Road
Acocks Green
Birmingham
B27 7XU
Apply now and one of our team will be in touch to begin your rewarding career, more information on the position will be sent to you along with our application pack. If you would like to know more information, please don't hesitate in contacting us on 0121 708 0080