Proud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.

Deputy Manager

Forest Dene Residential Care Home, 48 Hermon Hill, Wanstead, London, E11 2AP

£ Attractive Salary

40 Hours Per Week

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team.  There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Forest Dene for all regardless of role. 

As a Deputy Manager, you will support the Home Manager in the day to day running of Forest Dene helping to lead a team of Care professionals with passion and commitment. You will form strong relationships with staff, residents and their families and your presence in the home will be pivotal to its success.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors.  The team at Forest Dene  is special and we’re looking for a driven person to work alongside the Home Manager and lead by example. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

You will have previous experience in a residential setting.  A full, valid driver’s licence is required and access to own vehicle is desirable. 

What is also important to us is that you are a caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, who is interested in working in a growing and progressive organisation.

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• We give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans
• Leisure and social activities are a really important part of the day – let’s get stuck in
• It’s very simple – if we can be the best Deputy Manager we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we’re all doing a great job.

Benefits and rewards

We know you work so hard and being the best Deputy Manager you can be needs to be rewarded.  We are very proud to offer the following:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• CQC performance bonus
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Loyalty Award available
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £500 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, recognition and much more via “Sanctuary e-hub”
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care

The reference number for this position is 217467

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Closing date:  26 April 2024

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time.  Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.