Job vacancy: Deputy Manager - Bromborough, Care in Mind, Bromborough

Job summary

Main area: Deputy Manager
Grade: Band 1
Contract: Permanent: Full Time
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (You will be required to work shift patterns which will include weekends and bank holidays.)
Job ref: 1094.SF

Employer: Care in Mind
Employer type: Private Sector
Site: Southfield Residential Service
Town: Bromborough
Salary: £30,654 - £33,481.50 Per Annum Dependant on Experience
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59

Deputy Manager - Bromborough

Band 1

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. As a Deputy Manager your role will involve working alongside and being supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists. You will support the Registered Manager, helping plan rota's for the staff, conducting monthly supervisions, and assisting the team with their learning and development ensuring all the relevant training and inductions are completed.

Southfield House is a stunning 7-bedroom luxury home located in the charming town of Bromborough, within the metropolitan borough of Wirral, Merseyside. This spacious property blends historic character with modern living, featuring open-plan rooms, high ceilings, and large windows, creating a bright, airy environment. The home offers a front garden with parking, along with a large back garden perfect for outdoor activities, especially during the summer months. Southfield House is well-connected by public transport, making commuting and travel around the region convenient. Bromborough Train Station is approximately a 5-minute drive or 15-minute walk from the property. For local bus services, Bromborough is well-served with regular buses that connect the area to Birkenhead, as well as offering routes to Liverpool city centre. For drivers, the M53 motorway is easily accessible from Southfield House. Bromborough is a peaceful yet well-connected area with a variety of local amenities. Just a short distance from the house, Croft Retail and Leisure Park offers a wide selection of supermarkets, shops, cafes, and restaurants, ensuring all daily needs are met for our young people. Bromborough Village itself features local shops, pubs, and other essential services, while healthcare needs are served by Bromborough Health Centre and other medical facilities in the area. The area offers several beautiful parks and green spaces. Wirral Country Park is just a short drive away, providing scenic walking trails, cycling routes, and nature reserves.

Main Duties:

You will work shifts over a 37.5 hour working week. The shift patterns are variable depending on the needs of the service with 2 days per week office based to support the management of the home. Care hour shifts consist of Early's, Late’s and occasional sleep ins & nights when required with Rota planning in advance, so flexibility is required.

The job is highly rewarding and excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Support Worker to develop their career or an existing Deputy manager who wishes to develop their skills further in mental health.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Must hold a Level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in working within residential services
Minimum of 12 months supervisory management experience

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent understanding of mental health and the issues young people face
To have a good understanding of Health and Social Care.
To have a full clean driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable criteria

Ability to control and manage of budgets
Skills in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff.
Previous experience in conducting disciplinary investigations and fact finds

Other

Essential criteria

Experience with working with Quality Care Commission (CQC) or Ofsted registered services.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to lead and manage a staff team to achieve highest possible standards for the service, staff and young people.
The ability to work collaboratively with a wider multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external).
Professional, confident and warm personality
Leadership qualities, enthusiasm along with influencing and motivation skills.
Committed to a structured approach to training and development of staff.
Ability to organise own workload effectively and to work independently
Ability to work shifts and work on a on call rota out of hours
We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of Care in Mind, as illustrated on page 2 of this job description.
Willingness to work towards Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

Additional Information

Please note that training will be 6 days held at our Head Office in Stockport – reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Please note that we do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.
Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.
Please note that if this is role is over 20 hours per week and you hold a student visa, you must have finished education and be able to apply for an appropriate visa to work the required hours.
We do not have a licence to be able to offer sponsorships, therefore we cannot offer this to candidates now or in the future.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Deputy Manager (PDF, 640.5KB)

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Recruitment Department
Job title: Recruitment Department
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01616383285

List jobs with Care in Mind in Administrative Services or all sectors

Apply online now Alert me to similar vacancies

Find jobs in...

Featured jobs:

Clinical Lead

The Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) is seeking an experienced clinician to join its Clinical Lead team. This is a 12-month, fixed-term position that can be offered as a secondment or a fixed-term contract. While the role is full-time, applications from individuals interested in part-time work or job sharing are welcome. This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to enhance their skills within a charitable organisation dedicated to resuscitation practice and education while continuing their clinical practice.

At RCUK we support clinicians delivering care for patients of all ages, and in a broad range of settings, including community care and out-of-hospital practice. As such, we want our team to reflect this and be drawn from this community of practice. There is no set background required for the role beyond being able to demonstrate commitment to resuscitation practice within an area of specialism, which is likely to include working at the advanced practice level.

Please click for more information.

Senior Practitioner Psychologist/Practitioner Psychologist

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.

Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist) or Practitioner Psychologist (internally known as Skylight Psychologist)

The Skylight Psychologist role is offered as a development opportunity for candidates in the first 18 months post qualification. There would be the opportunity to progress to the Senior Skylight Psychologist role when they meet the relevant clinical and leadership competencies.

Please click for more information.

Head of Operations

As our Head of Operations for our Eastern Regional team, you’ll use your enthusiasm, positive thinking, and your management skills to support our local team. You will promote integrated working between the professional and trade union elements of RCN work and liaising and working with other RCN staff and departments as appropriate.

As the Head of Operations, you will be a key member of the regional management team and key to managing the overall service delivery of the region and ensuring the effective provision of advice, support and representation to RCN members. An inclusive leader, you’ll role model RCN values and ensure the region works to challenge the discrimination our members experience in the workplace.

You’ll be responsible for the line management of Senior RCN Officers and overseeing the work and development for RCN reps and activists in the region. The regional management team lead on member and activist recruitment and retention.

Every day will be filled with possibilities as you find new ways to manage and support the development of your team. Taking care of our members will be your primary role, but you’ll also see the possibilities that new members can bring. A key part of what you do will be to suggest innovative approaches to grow our membership.

An experienced manager, you will need knowledge of contemporary nursing, health & social care issues as well as knowledge of best practice in relation to employment practices, equality and diversity, human rights and equal opportunities.

The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between departments is at the heart of this leadership role.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.

Please click for more information.

Job summary

Employer heading

Deputy Manager - Bromborough

Band 1

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Find jobs in...