Deputy Manager
Vacancies across Dublin – In Person
Full time 35 hours per week
12 Month FTC with a view to permanency
Salary: €43,464.14 per annum
1. Role:
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation’s central services in Dublin. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This role will report directly to a Project Group Manager and will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day local management of service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of talented individuals.
2. Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Responsible for provision of staff support, supervision and training and manage staff performance through probation, JARS and supervision
- To manage all service user processes (adequate key working, referral, resettlement etc.) through the team
- To manage the staff rota and ensure adequate cover for project
- In conjunction with the LMT and the PGM ensure service policies and procedures are established and operating correctly and communicated to teams
- Responsible together with the PGM and the LMT for ensuring the project operates as defined by the Health and Safety Statement.
- Responsible for overseeing building maintenance and that repairs are attended to and ensure health & safety standards relating to the building are managed
- Be involved in financial planning for project, manage the project budget with LMT, prepare monthly payroll and ensure cash procedures are followed
- Develop/manage an operational and well-functioning staff team and ensure team meetings & case conferences are undertaken, run/ participate in the planning and delivery of staff team days and review days as required (to be carried out in conjunction with the PGM)
- Oversee the management and support of volunteers within the project
- Facilitate the requirements of F&C team and liaise with project staff as required.
- Participate in on-call rota. The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.
3. Person Requirements:
- 2 years’ experience working in the homelessness field, ideally in a direct access context
- Experience of low threshold harm reduction services (desirable)
- Understanding of the key issues relating to managing a residential setting
- Ability to use initiative, apply sound decision making skills, including the ability to act calmly in emergencies and respond in a professional manner to challenging and stressful situations
- Ability to manage service users with complex needs and challenging behaviours
- Ability to ensure that Health and Safety procedures are adhered to
- Ability to motivate staff in the provision of services to homeless people
- Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity.
