Job Opportunities

Residential Deputy Manager

Location: Chorleywood, WD3 5QJ

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours)

Salary: £27,300 to £28,500 per annum

We’re looking for a Residential Deputy Manager to join our team at Thorpedale, supporting adults with learning disabilities to live fulfilling, independent lives while working alongside our experienced Project Manager to lead and develop a dedicated team.  

At Watford Mencap, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for someone who is inclusive, respectful, welcoming, progressive and ready to challenge barriers for people with learning disabilities. 

If you’re an experienced shift leader or senior support worker ready to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Join our Residential Support Service to ensure the provision of high-quality, person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities.

This is a varied role focusing on supporting the Registered Manager to lead and develop a team. Growing your own leadership skills with ongoing training and development.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and developing a team of support workers
• Managing the rota to ensure safe staffing levels
• Recruiting and developing staff
• Providing 1:1 support, including personal care
• Planning and delivering inclusive sessions
• Supporting individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities
• Planning meals and supporting daily routines
• Assessing new clients and updating support plans
• Acting as a role model to staff

About You

• Supervisory or management experience
• Previous social care experience
• Flexible and proactive
• Emotionally resilient
• Strong attention to detail
• Good IT skills
• Committed to person-centred practice

Driving licence advantageous but not essential.

Why Work for Watford Mencap?

• Varied, rewarding work
• Training and development provided

How to Apply

If you are interested, apply by completing an  Application form. 

Please find here the job description and person specification. Click here for details of our benefits.

Full time @ 37.5 hours per week

Job Types: Full-time

Pay: £27,300 to £28,500 per annum

HR Apprentice

Location: Watford (92a Langley Road, WD17 4PJ)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday (7.5 hours per week off the job training)

Contract: 24 month apprenticeship

Pay: £24,882 pa

Training: Gain HR Support Level 3 qualification while working | Full training provided | Enhanced DBS required

About the Role

Start a career in HR with Watford Mencap, a learning disability charity. As HR Apprentice you will join a small and friendly team and gain hands on experience while you work towards a HR qualification. This role offers variety and a chance to learn and work across HR including recruitment, payroll, employee relations, benefits and compliance.

Start a career in HR with a local learning disability charity. Watford Mencap is recruiting an HR Apprentice to join their small and friendly team. You will gain hands on experience while you work towards a level 3 HR Apprenticeship qualification. This role offers variety and a chance to work on, and learn aspects, across the whole HR function including recruitment, payroll, employee relations, benefits and compliance. This is a great opportunity to learn as you work; you will receive training, coaching and mentoring with the opportunity for a long-term role in HR.

You will have a minimum of 6 months previous office or reception experience, and have at least 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including in Maths and English. Ideally you’ll have A’levels or equivalent. You have an interest in learning about and working in HR and are committed to completing the apprenticeship whilst working. You have strong IT skills and good interpersonal skills.

You will be office-based in Watford, with some occasional travel to our local sites. You will need to be able to obtain an enhanced DBS clearance. You have strong communication skills and are confident speaking to different people face to face and on the phone as you will be conducting telephone interviews with job applicants.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Recruitment – supporting with the advertisement of roles, place adverts on our website and jobs boards, reviewing applications and conducting telephone interviews with candidates, communicating with the candidates through the pre-employment process, sending offer letters and contracts of employment, DBS checks.
• Payroll – supporting the collation of documents for monthly payroll, data entry, identify where sick pay is due and calculating salary deductions.
• Compliance – auditing staff files, undertaking right to work checks and maintaining records on various systems.
• Correspondence – sending out letters and emails to staff about pensions, benefits, inductions and changes to contracts.
• Employee relations – supporting in grievance and disciplinary meetings, taking notes, drafting outcome letters.
• Assisting in absence management, reporting and administration
• Helping to maintain HR policies and procedures and HR documentation
• Supporting the training and development through administration, maintaining employee training records and reporting
• Working alongside team members, you’ll contribute to HR related projects.
• You’ll take part in work across all areas of the HR function as required, to support your understanding and development.
• You’ll act as ambassador for apprenticeships at Watford Mencap, by supporting careers events, engagement activities and campaigns to promote opportunities and inspire future talent.
• You’ll learn and apply new skills, knowledge and behaviours through a combination of practical experience, formal learning and on the job training.
• You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and build positive relationships with colleagues, managers, clients and other stakeholders where appropriate.
• You’ll take responsibility for your own learning and development, making the most of opportunities to gain experience and build your skills and competence.
• You’ll complete apprenticeship learning activities, assignments and all required learning to successfully complete apprenticeship programme. 

About Your skills

• IT Skills
• Communication skills
• Time management & prioritisation skills
• Organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Excellent telephone manner
• Able to follow instructions
• Can work independently and collaboratively in a small team
• Confident and able to build strong links with staff
• Able to deal with sensitive and confidential information professionally and maintain boundaries

Why Work for Watford Mencap?

• Full training provided
• Values-led organisation (Inclusive, Respectful, Welcoming, Progressive, Challenging)
• Supportive and welcoming team
• Opportunity to genuinely change lives every day
• Competitive starting salary
• 6 weeks holiday
• Contributory pension scheme
• A number of employee recognition and reward schemes
• Free Health Cash Plan
• Retail discounts
• Referral scheme
• Long service awards

How to Apply

If you are interested, apply by completing an  Application form. 

Read our Job Description and Person Specification and our benefits here.