Assistant Manager - Deanfield Residential Home

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Manager

Location: Deanfield Residential Home, Hawick
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary*: £16.43 - £18.09 per hour / £29,992.20 - £33,021.70 pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Qualifications: SVQ 3 or equivalent is desirable but not essential. You can earn whilst you learn!
Training: All training is provided.
Requirements: PVG Adults – we will do this for you! SSSC registered.


The Role


An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Manager to join the friendly, dynamic and service user focussed team in Upper Deanfield. This is a reablement service situated within Deanfield residential Home.
Upper Deanfield is a 12 bed reablement unit which patients coming from Hospital can be supported to regain ADL skills and confidence and asses for POC to return home. You will have responsibility for assessing care needs, developing support plans and monitoring care delivery in one of the three Units and, for the supervision of staff working in that unit. Alongside Lower Deanfield Assistant Managers, you will support the Manager in the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care to service users who are being assessed for appropriate packages of care. You will be responsible for the day to day running of Upper Deanfield when on duty including the management of care delivery and staff, dealing with visiting professionals e.g. GPs, District Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and liaising with family members as required.


*Please note successful applicants will be placed on the first point of the salary scale unless they meet certain criteria.

Informal Enquiries

For any informal enquiries to discuss this post further please contact Laura Taylor at laura.taylor@scotborders.gov.uk

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.