Description
LilyClose is located in Rainham, Essex. It offers residential supportfor nine males and females with a primary learning disabilitydiagnosis. We are located within a gated community, off a mainroad.
Our team are dedicated toimproving the health and wellbeing of the people we support,providing them with the skills needed for them to live a healthierand happier life back in thecommunity.
What you’ll bedoing
Are you passionate aboutdelivering outstanding care and inspiring others? We’re looking fora compassionate Deputy Home Manager to support the Home Manager inleading our dedicated team. You’ll help ensure ourhome remains a safe, warm, and welcoming environment for residentsand families while guiding and supporting colleagues to deliver thehighest standards of care. This role is ideal for anexperienced care leader who is confident making decisions,committed to team development, and ready to take the next step intheir career. This role is split todo 20 hours supernumerary and 20 hours on thefloor.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting the Home Manager tomake sure our home runs smoothly and always meets regulatorystandards (CQC/RQIA).
- Leading, guiding, andinspiring the senior care team to provide outstanding,person-centred support.
- Building strongrelationships with residents, families, colleagues, and externalprofessionals.
- Holding regular staff meetings,keeping communication open and positive.
- Helping new staff settle in with thorough inductions,ongoing training, and plenty of encouragement.
- Overseeing risk assessments and safety checks to makesure our home is safe and compliant.
- Playing akey role in quality checks and audits, always looking for ways wecan improve.
- Working alongside regionalmanagers to develop and introduce new ideas andservices.
- Ensuring our staff feel valued,supported, and motivated to do their very best.
What you’ll bring to therole
Our work is rewarding but canbe challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same!Your natural empathy will help you support others through both thehighs and lows. AboutYou:
- Experience as a Senior SupportWorker, Team Leader, or Deputy Manager, with readiness to take thenext career step.
- A natural leaderwho is approachable, supportive, and skilled at bringing out thebest in others.
- Passionate aboutdelivering high-quality care, with a strong understanding of itsimportance to residents and their families.
- Organised, proactive, and confident in managing theoperational side of care, including risk assessments, audits, andcompliance.
- Most importantly, you care deeplyabout people — both the residents we support and the colleaguesyou’ll be working alongside.
What we will give you inreturn
We want you to succeed atPriory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported withregular career conversations. We also offer full training andnumerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positionsto help you shape your career with us.
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexiblebenefits including reduced rates and access to new schemesincluding gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets /smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply HealthScheme)
- Access to developmentopportunities
- Sponsorship of professionalqualifications through our Individual Professional Development(IPD) panel
- Leadership & managementdevelopment
- Long serviceaward
- Refer a friend bonuses
- Relocation support (including payment for accommodationor moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
Shortlisting may begin upon receiptof applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancyearly if enough suitable candidates areidentified.
AboutPriory
Priory is the UK’s leading independentprovider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000people each year to live their lives as fully and independently aspossible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression,anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – andprovide residential and supported living care for autistic adults,people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, braininjuries and olderpeople.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed toproviding an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn moreabout the accessibility support we offer here.
Foragency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statementhere.
All roles are subject to asuccessful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosureand Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priorywill cover the cost of a DBScheck.
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