At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. It goes without saying that kindness is what care is all about, so first and foremost, we carefully choose our staff for their kind and compassionate nature. We aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of all in our ‘family’ at Sanctuary Care, whether that’s our staff, residents or family members.

Deputy Manager (Maternity cover)

Meadow View Residential Care Home, Blackthorn Road, Hersden, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4GB

£ Attractive Salary

40 Hours Per Week - temporary contact 18 months

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 Meadow View for all regardless of role. 

As a Deputy Manager, you will support the Home Manager in the day to day running of Meadow View 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 Meadow View 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.

Where you’ll work

From the very beginning, we welcomed local school children from the village to mark the official opening of Meadow View. They drew beautiful artwork to put in a time capsule, which is buried in the heart of our gardens, ready to be opened on our 60th anniversary. Visitors are often surprised at how many special features the home has. The ground floor bedrooms have French doors opening out onto secluded paved patio areas. Meadow View also has its very own hairdressing salon, as well as a sun terrace on the top floor. We know our care home facilities speak for themselves. But what we think makes us truly special is our team, each and every one of whom is kind and compassionate. Providing person-centred residential care and dementia care, we care for our residents as if they were members of our own family.

You will have previous experience in a residential and/or nursing 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 OR Care Inspectorate 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
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more via ‘My Rewards’
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care

The reference number for this position is 217563

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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.