Summary
Join us as an Apprentice Deputy Care Manager, gaining hands-on experience while completing a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Adult Care. With mentorship, training, and a clear path to becoming a Registered Manager, this is your chance to grow in a supportive environment and make a difference in care. Apply now!
Wage
£25,350 a year
Training course
Leader in adult care (level 5)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Tuesday 1 April
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As an Apprentice Deputy Care Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Managing day-to-day staffing issues, including rota management
* Completing staff supervisions and supporting their professional development
* Writing, reviewing, and updating support plans and risk assessments
* Supporting and mentoring staff to deliver high-quality care
* Providing hands-on support when necessary, leading by example
* Monitoring the quality of care to ensure compliance with standards
* Liaising with health and social care professionals to meet service user needs
* Ensuring staff training is up to date and meets regulatory requirements
* Promoting a positive and supportive team culture
* Contributing to the overall smooth running of the service
Where you’ll work
Bizspace Office
Corinium House
Corinium Avenue
Gloucester
GL4 3HX
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Your training course
Leader in adult care (level 5)
Equal to higher national diploma (HND)
Course contents
* Develop and apply systems and processes needed to ensure compliance with regulations and organisational policies and procedures
* Implement strategies to support others to manage the risks presented when balancing individual rights and professional duty of care
* Develop and apply systems and processes that monitor and sustain quality of the service, including assessments, care plans and service delivery
* Lead and support others to work in a person centred way and to ensure active participation which enhances the well-being and quality of life of individuals
* Encourage and enable both staff and people who access care and support to be involved in the co-production of how the service operates
* Manage all resources in delivering complex care and support efficiently and effectively
* Develop and lead implementation of organisational practices to create and sustain a culture that actively champions dignity and respects diversity, inclusion and fairness in the workplace
* Develop and lead a culture that values courage in working in ways that may challenge workers’ own cultural and belief systems
* Develop and implement organisational processes to ensure that records and reports are written clearly and concisely and to keep information safe and preserve confidentiality
* Translate policy and guidance into understandable information for a range of audiences including people who access care and support, carers and families and other colleagues
* Implement systems to train and support work colleagues to enable them to recognise and respond to potential signs of abuse and or unsafe practices, following organisational policies and procedures
* Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of organisational policies, systems and processes for safeguarding
* Lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage health, safety and risk to individuals and others in health and social care to ensure compliance with legislation, standards and guidance
* Implement health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices to create a culture that values health and well-being in the organisation
* Monitor, evaluate and improve health, safety and risk management policies and practices in the service
* Apply evaluated research and evidence-based practice in own setting
* Take initiative to research and disseminate current drivers in the adult care landscape
* Embed systems to improve performance of self and/or work colleagues through supervision, reflective practice and learning and development opportunities
* Show a well-developed sense of their own behaviour and impact on others modelling a values-based culture
* Create a supportive culture that values initiative and innovation and recognises the variety of skills of all within the service, both workers and individuals supported
* Adopt a team approach, recognising contributions of team members and able to lead a team where required
Your training plan
The Apprentice Deputy Care Manager will train through:
* On-the-job training: Gaining practical experience while working alongside experienced professionals
* Workplace assessments: Regular evaluations by qualified assessors to track progress and competency
* Office time: Dedicated hours to review learning materials, complete assignments, and reflect on training
* Mentorship: Support and guidance from managers and team leaders to develop leadership and management skills
* Structured learning: Completing the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Adult Care, blending practical application with theoretical knowledge
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
* Lead Adultcare (grade Pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Physical fitness