Interim Deputy Area Manager

Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per year

Position: Interim Deputy Area Manager

Location: Kent

Salary: £42,000 – £48,000per annum

Role: Temporary (potential permanent contract)

Start: ASAP

Duration: 6 months (minimum)

Hours: 37.5 per week

Our client is an established charity with an excellent track record in supporting young people and adults with a range of mental health needs and disabilities – which include learning disabilities, autism, acquired brain injury, sensory impairments, and dementia.

As the Deputy Area Manager, you will be overseeing a team of Service Managers across their Kent services. This will include Dover, Ashford, Maidstone and Folkestone.

Your objective is to ensure the delivery of high-quality support for every individual supported. You will have operational responsibility for the provision. To take the lead responsibility for the support provided within the area and to work closely with the Area Manager to ensure that the needs of the people we support are met and that the locality continues to work strategically. The role will involve working in close partnership with the education and employment teams, to support people to achieve greater community inclusion and independence.

Key Specific Roles –

• Understand, and exercise always, a ‘Duty of Care’ to the people we support and others
• Be the main point of contact for Safeguarding, complaints, and quality for the area.
• Support the team in ensuring progressive, supportive team working.
• Responsible for Quality audit checks and measures and KPI returns
• Oversee and maintain contact with internal and external stakeholders
• Attend internal and external meetings when required, e.g., Contract monitoring with funders/LA
• Build and develop community links and relationships with external agencies and providers, for the engagement of people we support
• Oversee all budgetary requirements reporting to Senior Area Manager, Divisional Finance Manger any irregularities
• Ensure appropriate informal/ formal process are engaged to maintain high standards and support
• Alert and report any issues of safeguarding vulnerable people with whom you support in accordance with local and statutory guidelines and protocol
• Provide direction and leadership to the local management team within the delivery of supports.
• Take responsibility for the development, implementation, and monitoring of localised ways of working, policy, and procedural frameworks.

About you

We welcome people from all walks of life to apply for a job with us. All training is provided; however we do ask that you have significant experience as a senior Manager supporting people who have a learning disability and autistic spectrum disorders. You must have experience of managing teams and leading the development of new services. You must also be a car driver and have use of a vehicle for business purposes.

• You must have a genuine compassion and integrity to treat people with dignity and respect
• Knowledge of services in the Kent area.
• L5 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Significant experience as a Service Manager supporting people who have a learning disability and autistic spectrum disorders.
• Experience of managing teams and leading the development of new services.
• Knowledge of current CQC fundamental standards and experience of working within CQC and other relevant legislative requirements.
• Car driver and use of a vehicle for business purposes and have flexibility to travel around the services within the area.

Rewards and benefits

In return for your passion and commitment, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 25 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time), which increases after 3 and 5 years’ service
• Pension contribution
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers