Location
Margate, Kent
Contract
Full Time
Role Type
Permanent
Working hours per week
37.5
Salary
£14.71 per hour
Closing Date
Sunday 12 October 2025
Deputy Care Manager
37.5 x hours per Week
Location: Margate, Kent
Salary: £14.71
We are unable to consider skilled or student visa applicants for this opening.
CareTech is a person-centred care company that provides quality care to adults nationwide.
Our vision is a world where there is equal opportunity for individuals to live independently and make their own decisions.
We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Coordinate the assessments of the individual service users, and from this draw up their service plans in conjunction with other significant people.
Review, reassess, and change service plans to ensure they are up-to-date and in line with the individual needs.
Allocate the implementation and recording of the service plans to staff members who have the skills or will be given the training to enable them to fulfill the job in a responsible and professional manner.
Offer individual support when necessary, and assess specialist support for the person, if required.
Enable the service user to express their views and take these views into account when setting service plan objectives and service provision.
Ensure the development of training opportunities for service users to develop new skills.
Ensure the communication of information to all service users on their individual service contracts, the quality measurements, and clear guidelines on how they might access the complaints procedure.
Ensure a good standard of professional care for all service users at all times.
Contribute to the maintenance of positive contact between the centre and the families/carers of every user and encourage their active participation in plans.
Staffing and staff leadership
What You’ll Need
Caring and fun nature
Enjoy going out and about.
Happy and friendly personality
Excellent problem-solving skills
Experience of working with adults with autism
Experience Of Working With Adults With Learning Disabilities
Excellent communication skills
Excellent writing skills
Ability to keep calm under pressure
Passionate about making a positive difference in someone else’s life
Qualifications
Health & Social Level 3 Adults is essential
Company Values
Friendly
Positive
Empowering
Person-Centred
Innovative
Rewards & Benefits
- £500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
- Blue Light Discount Card
Industry Standard Benefits
Ongoing learning & development programs
Career Development / Progression
Free DBS Check
Free Employee Assistance Programme
CareTech Foundation: the opportunity to apply for family and friend grants
What we do!
We are a well-established, nationwide healthcare provider. Our homes are specialist mental health services and are established, offering adults person-centred care. We carefully develop and adapt homes to meet the varying needs of adults with mental health needs. The services are carefully located within thriving communities, offering a variety of educational, recreational, and social activities.
We provide a positive impact on the service experience of people with mental health difficulties who may be experiencing emotional distress. This primarily involves support using a person-centred approach. Our support workers measure outcomes specifically to an individual’s needs and evidence using our person-centred outcome-measuring tool.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment. The disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future.
- T&C’s paid following the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.
Just off the seafront, Prices Avenue (rated Good by the CQC) is a care home which provides care and support for up to 6 x people with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorder who enjoy a wide range of hobbies from Bowling and Swimming to Dance and Music. There is easy access to public transport and it is close to local shops.
The Caretech Group is a Sponsored Employer but our sponsorship programme is currently full. Please only apply if you have an existing right-to-work in the UK that doesn’t require sponsorship and you are not currently under an existing sponsorship.
Job Description
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