Description
PrioryBishops Gate is a residential service, located in St.Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex. We provide support to males andfemales between the ages of 18 and 65, who are on the autisticspectrum who may also be presenting complex needs. This is afull-time role working 40 hours per week.
We aim to help residents create and achieve personalgoals, in order to lead a fulfilled and enrichedlife.
What you’ll bedoing
Are you passionate aboutimproving lives and inspiring others to deliver outstanding care?We’re looking for a compassionate, motivated Deputy Home Manager tojoin our supportive and dedicated team.
Working closely with the Home Manager,you’ll help ensure our home remains a warm, safe, and welcomingenvironment for residents, families, and staff. You’ll lead byexample—supporting senior colleagues, mentoring new team members,and helping to maintain the highest standards of care at alltimes.
You’ll beconfident in making decisions when needed, while also valuingcollaboration and teamwork. Ideally, you’ll have previousexperience as a Deputy Manager and a genuine commitment todeveloping both yourself and those around you.
A caring nature, professional approach, andstrong work ethic are essential, along with reliability and theability to build positive, trusting relationships. This is afantastic opportunity for an experienced care leader who’s ready totake the next step in their career within a supportive andrewarding environment.
This role is 8 hourssupernumerary and 32 hours on thefloor.
WhatYou’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting the Home Manager to make sure our home runssmoothly and always meets regulatory standards(CQC/RQIA).
- Leading, guiding, and inspiringthe senior care team to provide outstanding, person-centredsupport.
- Building strong relationships withresidents, 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
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
Shortlisting may begin upon receiptof applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancyearly if enough suitable candidates areidentified.
Thisposition is a leadership role at Priory and during the interviewprocess we will be assessing candidates against our leadershipbehaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours thatdefine great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving apositive high performing culture where we strive to deliver thebest care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find outmore about our interview approach and our leadership behaviourshere.
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
Shortlistingmay begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Managermay close the vacancy early 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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