Deputy Home Manager based at Elmside, Hitchin

Deputy Home Manager based at Elmside, Hitchin

Available Hours:

Permanent - Full-time - 39 hours per week

Salary £51,230 per annum

For this role, we are currently considering candidates who live within approximately 15 miles of the Care Home. This ensures commutes are manageable and support your wellbeing and work-life balance. If you live outside this area but would still find the commute manageable, please get in touch - we are happy to review individual circumstances.

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you!

Why join?

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more!

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
• Life assurance.
• A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
• Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Access to wellbeing resources.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• Family friendly policies.
• Long service awards.
• DBS check.
• Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

About the role

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will play a vital role in delivering a high-quality service and developing our staff team. This will include assisting in the management, development and evaluation of all aspects of service provision in the home, within policy guidelines ensuring that all relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures and codes of practice are adhered to. The Deputy Home Manager will temporarily take complete charge of the home in the absence of the Home Manager, when required.

In addition, you will develop and maintain positive internal and external relationships and be a true brand ambassador for MHA by living our values: respect every person, treating them with dignity; nurture mind body and spirit; and inspire the best in each other.

About the home

Elmside care home in Hitchin

Finding the right care home can be one of life is more important decisions. But with the practical advice and support of your local team at MHAs Elmside care home in Hitchin, you can make your choice with confidence.

Join us and You will quickly see why people say we feel like a second family. You will understand that our team simply will not compromise in the quality of their support. You will see our home is made to enhance the comfort and independence of older people. And You will feel the charitable ethos, along with the warmth and reassurance that flows from our foundations in the Methodist faith.

Above all, we hope You will see how the support and surroundings of Elmside care home in Hitchin could welcome a new lease of life for those we care for with spirituality, friendship and respect at its heart.

For more information about the home, please click here

About you

This is the perfect role for an experienced care team supervisor who has already gained formal qualifications at S/NVQ/QCF Diploma level 3 or equivalent and is now ready for lead responsibility as part of continuing professional development.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Talent Acquisition Team.