Deputy Manager

Location: St Josephs Sudbury
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5

At St Josephs Sudbury, we are dedicated to providing exceptional person-centered care for individuals living with dementia. Our warm and supportive team works tirelessly to create a safe, nurturing environment that promotes dignity, independence, and quality of life.

The Role:
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Deputy Manager to join our team and support the Home Manager in overseeing the daily operations of our care home. You will play a vital role in ensuring the highest standards of care, leading a skilled team, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Home Manager in delivering excellent care and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Lead, inspire, and develop staff to provide person-centered dementia care.
• Ensure residents' well-being, dignity, and individual needs are met.
• Maintain high standards in care planning, assessments, and safeguarding procedures.
• Assist with recruitment, training, and staff development.
• Build strong relationships with residents, families, and external professionals.

About You:

• Proven experience in a senior care role, ideally within a dementia setting.
• Level 3 or 5 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent).
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Passionate about delivering outstanding dementia care.
• Knowledge of CQC regulations and best practices in elderly care.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role.

St Josephs in Sudbury is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 60 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver. 

• St Josephs is situated in outstanding natural beauty in Sudbury Town centre, with good public transport links
• Rated Good by CQC 
• We pride ourselves St Joseph’s atmosphere, and our skilled staffing team

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

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.