Deputy Care Home Manager

Deputy Care Home Manager - Twickenham

Role: Deputy Care Home Manager – Twickenham (TW1)

Sector: Learning & Physical Disabilities
Salary: Competitive, with opportunities for overtime + access to flexible pay via Stream (draw on earned wages before payday)

We’re looking for a hands-on Deputy Manager to support the delivery of high-quality care within our welcoming 8-bed residential home in Twickenham. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-supported service, working closely with an experienced Registered Manager alongside an Area Manager —offering strong leadership support and clear career development pathways.

This is a varied and rewarding role combining leadership, care delivery, and operational responsibility. You’ll lead from the front, spending the majority of your time (30 hours) supporting the team on shift, alongside a dedicated 7.5-hour office day each week to focus on care planning, compliance, and team coordination.

Small, person-centred 8-bed home where your voice is heard
Strong support structure and development opportunities
Balance of hands-on care and protected management time
Overtime opportunities to increase earnings
Early access to wages through Stream

Position Duration

Permanent

Role Type

Deputy Manager

County

Greater London

Company

Lifeways Group

Salary / rate of pay

Competitive

Post Code

TW1 2JU

Town or City

Twickenham

Ref No

12554

Job Description

We’re looking for a leader who:

Leads with positivity, compassion, and confidence
Inspires teams to deliver outstanding, person-centred support
Champions quality, safety, and continuous improvement
We are looking for someone who understands the complexities of supporting individuals with learning disabilities and complex physical needs. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high level of competency in hoisting, PEG feeding, wheelchair transfers, and person-centred care planning, with a genuine commitment to supporting this group of young, active individuals.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference every day — enabling the people we support to live independently, with dignity, purpose, and fulfilment in their own homes.

In this role, you will:

Support the Registered Manager to inspire, and develop our team of support workers to deliver outstanding care and support.
Promote the delivery of high-quality care and support.
Drive service improvements and quality standards.
Build strong relationships with your team, families, outside professionals, and communities.

You’ll lead with purpose, inspire your teams, and deliver the highest standards of care while shaping the future of services.

What You’ll Bring

A Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care is desirable (or working towards)
A genuine passion for quality care — and the ability to lead by example
Values which align with Lifeways Values
3 years experience within social care with proven experience at a supervisory level

Why Join Lifeways?

When you join Lifeways, you step into a leadership role in a company that values and invests in its people. Our shared values guide everything we do:
Caring – Honest – One Team – Innovative – Courageous – Equal

At Lifeways, you’re not just anyone. You’re a leader who can make a difference every single day.

We are not using agencies for this recruitment. Any CVs sent to anyone in Lifeways from a recruitment agency will be treated as a gift.

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