Southdown
Deputy Manager (Learning Disabilities)
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Deputy Manager (Learning Disabilities)
Application Deadline: 16 August 2026
Department: Learning Disability
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: West Sussex - Chichester
Reporting To: Service Manager
Compensation: £30,185 / year
Description
Support people with learning disabilities to live full, happy lives.
Salary: £30,185 per year
Hours: 37 per week
What you’ll be doing:
Do you want to make a meaningful difference? Southdown is a not-for-profit provider of accommodation, care, and support for 160 adults with learning and physical disabilities in our 23 supported living services and 4 residential care homes across Sussex.
As a Deputy Manager, you’ll support the Service Manager to develop an excellent team, overseeing staff performance and good practice, training compliance, disciplinary procedures, professional development, inductions, appraisals, and supervision. You will also support clients with daily living tasks including personal care, finances, health, and medication, to enable them to live independent lives. You'll ensure clients get the right support by participating in client referrals, assessments, and care plan updates.
We welcome applications from candidates with previous experience in health and social care roles such as Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, Service Manager, Care Home Manager, CQC Registered Manager.
Service description:
Lennox Court is a supported living service for 6 adults with learning disabilities. Lennox Court is a purpose-built, one storey building in the Parklands area of Chichester. The property has six self-contained flats – each with a specially-adapted bathroom. There is a communal lounge, dining room, and kitchen where clients can socialise and take part in activities. The building is very close to the centre of Chichester (about 10 minutes’ walk) and train station (15 minutes’ walk), with frequent local buses.
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Our clients are supported to lead active, fulfilling lives and are supported to make the most of their local community while developing each client’s choice, control, and independence.
Perks and benefits:
- Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies, and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
- Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets, or buying a car.
- Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus, and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
- Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
- Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (or paid time in lieu for any bank holidays worked)
- Unsociable hours uplift: extra £4.51 per shift for waking nights.
- Sleep-in shifts: £61 per sleep-in shift (11pm-7am).
- On call rota: an allowance of £12.30 (weekday) or £25.63 (weekend and bank holiday).
Knowledge, skills, and experience
What you'll need for the role:
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- Previous experience working in a management role within a Learning Disabilities service or care home, including safeguarding, risk management, and health and safety.
- Experienced working with clients with learning disabilities who may present with challenges, following positive behaviour support principles.
- A passion for leading teams in the provision of outstanding care.
- Ensuring compliance with CQC standards, including preparing for inspections and managing audit processes.
- You live within reasonable commuting distance of the service or are willing to relocate.
- A Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which will be paid for by Southdown.
What would be nice:
- Experience managing an operational service budget, including resource management to ensure staffing levels meet client needs while keeping within budget constraints.
- Experience managing a learning disabilities service with a good or outstanding CQC rating.
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- A full manual driving licence
Training:
You will receive ongoing training and coaching from your manager, as well as specific training courses throughout the year to help you develop your management skills and foster upwards career progression.
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form. The application closing date is 16 August 2026.
Please note, should we receive a large number of applications, then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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