Non Clinical Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager | Elderly Residential & Dementia Care Home

Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Salary: £35’000 - £40’000 a year + Quarterly Performance Bonus
Hours: 48 hours per week (50% Supernumerary)

Are you an experienced senior carer, team leader, or deputy looking to step into a supportive, flexible, and values-driven home?

Do you want to work alongside a highly successful Home Manager who has transformed the service and just achieved Good with the CQC?

Do you want genuine development, autonomy, and the chance to make a real impact?

Then this could be the position for you!

We are proud to be working with a warm, community-focused care home in Thirsk, recently awarded ‘Good’ with the CQC. The Home Manager has led a remarkable turnaround since joining three years ago, building a strong reputation within the community and creating a supportive team culture.

The home is now seeking a compassionate, proactive and reliable Deputy Manager who can support both the leadership team and the care staff on the floor.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced deputy, or a confident senior carer/team leader ready for development, to join a well-run home where flexibility, teamwork, and resident-focused care are at the heart of everything.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Home Manager with day-to-day operations and compliance
• Deliver high-quality dementia and elderly care
• Complete and support audits, safeguarding responsibilities, and CQC compliance
• Mentor senior carers and the wider care team
• Work 24 hours a week on the floor per week providing hands-on leadership
• Complete three supernumerary days focusing on management, admin, and staff support
• Work alternate weekends on the floor
• Share on-call duties with the Home Manager
• Act as a role model for best practice, professionalism, and compassionate care
• Build strong relationships with residents, families, and the local community

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in a care home setting (Ideally 1 year in senior carer/team leader/deputy position)
• Dementia experience preferred
• Strong understanding of CQC, safeguarding, and care governance
• Able to lead by example and guide senior carers
• Confident identifying issues and addressing them promptly
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and a genuine passion for elderly care
• Someone reliable, trustworthy, and aligned with the home’s high standards

Candidates from other care backgrounds may also be considered depending on transferable skills.

Salary, Benefits & Bonuses

• Quarterly performance bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Strong internal development and mentoring
• Work in a newly rated GOOD home with an outstanding local reputation

The Home

• Recently achieved ‘Good’ with the CQC
• Highly respected and deeply embedded in the local community
• Warm, inclusive culture with regular events involving residents, families, and the community
• Stable leadership under a Home Manager who has transformed the service over 3.5 years

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic Deputy Manager, or an ambitious team leader/senior looking to step up, to join a caring, well-run home with a supportive and flexible manager.

If you want to be part of a community-focused home where your contribution truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Recommendations

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a recruitment partner for this permanent vacancy.
We offer £200 John Lewis vouchers for every successful referral.

Contact Details

If you’d like to be considered for this role, please contact George Graham on 023 9231 3048 or 07470 420 416  or send your CV to [email protected]