Overview
Deputy manager – Permanent – Full Time
ID: 322091
Job Specialism: Operations – South
Location: Exeter
Salary: £29,367.00 per annum
Closing Date: Friday, 4th September 2026
Are you an experienced care professional ready to take the next step into a deputy leadership role?
Here at Sense, we support people with complex disabilities to live the life they choose.
This Deputy Manager role covers three supported living services in and around the Exeter area, supporting people with complex disabilities including multiple sensory impairments and learning disabilities to live active, independent lives. Two services are based in Exeter city centre and one in Rockbeare near Exeter Airport, offering people we support access to both city and rural settings and a wide range of community experiences. Administration days are based at our office in Otter St Mary. This is a full-time, permanent role working 37.5 hours per week, split equally between direct support on shift and office-based administration, at £29,367 per annum (£15.06 per hour).
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting the Registered Care Manager in the day-to-day running of three supported living services
- Supervising, mentoring and leading a team of support workers across the services
- Managing rotas and maintaining compliance and service standards
- Providing direct, hands-on support to individuals with complex disabilities, including personal care
- Developing and maintaining person-centred plans and supporting individuals to achieve their goals
- Carrying out administration and IT-based duties on office days
Who we’re looking for
- Proven experience of supervising or leading a team in a care or support setting
- Substantial experience of providing personal care and support to individuals with complex needs
- Sound knowledge of person-centred planning, rota management and staff development
- IT literacy and confidence with administration tasks
- A positive, person-centred approach and genuine commitment to empowering the people we support
- A basic level of BSL is desirable for this role
Benefits
- 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (including 10% off Sense shops)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel season ticket loans
- Enhanced sick pay
- Free DBS check (if required)
- £350 refer-a-friend scheme
- Access to 100+ online and face-to-face training courses (including the Care Certificate)
- Free access to the Wisdom wellbeing app
- Ongoing development opportunities (such as our award winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together programme)
About Sense
Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That’s why we’re committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.
We know there’s always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we’re working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.
If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with the talent acquisition team. We are a disability confident leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers
To apply
Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the talent acquisition team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone’s contribution is valued and we ensure they’re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/
Precise Location: Exeter Combined Supported Living, Providence Court, 37 Northernhay Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3ER, United Kingdom
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