What is a Deputy Manager?
A Deputy or Team Manager will lead and manage the care team, helping them to deliver high standards across the organisation. They will also play an important role in supporting the Manager of the service.
Deputy Managers and / or Team Leaders are an important position within any social care setting including care homes, supported living accommodation, in the community, or local authorities.
Your responsibilities
- Supporting your manager to run the workplace, including covering in their absence and ensuring standards of care are maintained
- Ensuring the setting safely plans staffing levels and complies with legislation and regulatory requirements
- Undertake care assessments of individual's needing care and support, as well as working closely with healthcare professionals and others
- Assisting the Care Manager to employ and develop new care workers, supporting, supervising and performance managing them
What You'll need
Core skills
- Supervisory and team leading skills
- Effective communication skills
- Performance management
- Self-motivation and resilience
- Understand regulatory requirements
What You'll Gain
Transferable skills
- Able to effectively delegate responsibilities
- Supervising staff
- Mentoring
- Ability to work within time constraints and budgets
- Knowledge of health and safety checks
What You'll Use
Key skills
English
- Writing care plans
- Reading and understanding information
- Communicating with individuals, relatives and colleagues
Maths
- Monitoring time
- Using values, scales and ratios
IT
- Using basic IT across multiple devices
Role opportunities
These are some possible roles you may consider in your career journey. Discuss with your Inspiro Coach for further guidance.
Other related routes
National Careers Website
The National Careers website is a government database that provides information for a job you are looking to explore.
Adult Care Sector Roles
Use our Sector Roles map to see if there is a role within your chosen sector that you are interested in.
Resources
Career Development Handbook
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