Deputy Manager

Job Description

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: PO3 £45,750 - £49,056

Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent

Number of Posts: x 3
Working hours per week: 36 hours

Application Deadline: 20/01/2026
Reference: 1907

About the Residential Deputy Care Home Managers:

Looking for a change?

Looking for a challenge?

Looking to make a difference to real people and real lives?

A team player?

A person who has excellent Leadership Skills?

Have you got that something special to add value to the service?

Able to work shifts, weekends and bank holidays?

We are looking to appoint experienced, professional and caring Deputy Managers in our 3 residential care homes.

The persons need to have CQC experiences and knowledge, be reliable, dynamic, vibrant, trustworthy, full of initiatives with passion to care for our elderly residents.

Any Candidates that previously applied for these positions in the last 6 months cannot apply again.

Locations:
George Mason Lodge, Leytonstone, - Care home for older people with physical and sensory disabilities, cognitive impairment and people living with dementia

Mapleton Road, Chingford - Care home for older people with physical and sensory disabilities, cognitive impairment and people living with dementia

Alliston House, Walthamstow - Care home for older people with physical and sensory disabilities, cognitive impairment and people living with dementia.

All services are inspected by the Care Quality Commission and rated as GOOD, but we are aspiring to be Outstanding.

Working Pattern:
Working between 7:00am and 9:30pm, including weekends and bank holidays working as required.

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Key Responsibilities:

• To Deputise for the Home Manager in his/her absence
• To support the manager on day to day operations and development of the service in line with CQC standards
• To assist the manager of the home in the management and administration of all personnel and material resources of the residential home.
• To contribute as a deputy manager to the achievement of the authority’s key purposes and to the continuous improvement of its performance.
• To manage a team of staff providing high quality and innovative person centred care to older people with a variety of needs including those living with dementia

Qualifications and Requirements:

Applicants should have minimum relevant care qualification, such as NVQ Level 4, QCF, or equivalent.

Candidates must demonstrate that they have the ability to read and write in English and be prepared to undertake a written test and demonstrate sound knowledge of IT skills.

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;

Satisfactory declaration of interest;

For regulatory requirements, full employment history from age of first employment including an explanation for any gaps in employment must be included in the online application form

This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;

Satisfactory DBS check;

As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Karen Martindale, Registered Home Manager George Mason Lodge at karen.martindale@walthamforest.gov.uk.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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