Deputy Manager

*** Please note: This role is to start early October 2024 in preperation for the home opening late October 2024 ***

The Manor House Roundhay is our brand new 65 bed, state-of-the-art care home, set to open in October 2024. 

Hours: 40 hours per week

Shifts: 8am - 4pm (Initially Mon - Fri, however this will change to include alternate weekends once occupancy increases)

Join The Manor House Roundhay as Deputy Manager and be integral in creating a premium care experience for our residents. The successful person will be either an experienced Team Leader looking for your next career move or a Deputy Home Manager who has an understanding of a care setting and the needs of older people. 

As the Deputy Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting the overall management of our care home, ensuring the well-being and comfort of our residents. If you have a passion for providing high-quality care, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to making a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you! 

This role will give you the opportunity to use your management skills which you will use to ensure that a high level of quality care is delivered, using your knowledge in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and regular audits and inspections of the care home. 

We are looking for someone who is customer focused, committed to delivering exceptional, high quality care and has a strong attention to detail.  

Responsibilities: 

• Assist in Overall Management: Collaborate with the Home Manager to oversee daily operations, staff management, and resident care. 
• Quality Care: Ensure individualized, person-centered care for residents, promoting their well-being and maintaining their dignity. 
• Staff Supervision: Provide guidance and support to care staff, ensuring they adhere to best practices and policies. 
• Team Leadership: Lead by example, fostering a positive and respectful work environment. 
• Risk Assessment and Compliance: Assist in maintaining regulatory compliance, including health and safety standards. 
• Resident Advocacy: Advocate for residents’ needs, preferences, and rights. 
• Effective Communication: Liaise with families, healthcare professionals, and external agencies. 
• Problem-Solving: Address challenges promptly and proactively. 
• Training and Development: Support staff training and continuous improvement. 
• Emergency Preparedness: Be prepared to handle emergencies and critical situations. 

 
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to have an LGBT+ resident group, and also BAME, LGBT+ and Disabled colleague networks. These work closely with the organisation to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We recruit, train and promote without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or other protected status. One of our values is ‘respect’, therefore we do not accept harassment or discrimination from any colleague, resident or third party. 

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK. 

Opening in October 2024, The Manor House Roundhay is our luxurious new care home in Leeds which will be home to 65 residents.  

Set in an idyllic location within private landscaped gardens, The Manor House Roundhay will provide brand new, state-of-the-art facilities incorporating the latest technology and includes multiple impressive dining rooms where varied daily menu choices will be served as well as a café bar. 

This home provides the environment where you can truly excel in your role to support our residents. 

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website  

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.