Assistant Service Manager - Supported Living - Progression Opportunities within 12 months 

If you’re an experienced Team Leader / Team Manager / Assistant Care Manager within social care, and you’re looking for the opportunity to progress and develop your career, this Assistant Service Manager role could be the perfect post for you!
 

Initially managing a couple of small, supported living services for adults with learning disabilities and autism, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of quality focused care and support, motivating and leading the staff team and ensuring that clients are supported to pursue their own goals.

My client is an innovative care provider who invest heavily in their services, adopt the absolute best support models and ensure that their services users are at the forefront of everything that they do with their input shaping the design and approach to service delivery.

There’s a fantastic benefits package too that includes, 6 weeks annual leave, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, employee assistance programme and support with personal development including the opportunity to do accredited qualifications.

The Assistant Service Manager role

The Assistant Service Manager has responsibility for managing a small number of supported living services, ensuring that care is delivered to the highest standards and clients are supported to pursue quality of life goals through Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support.

•         Rotas and staffing - ensuring an appropriate skill mix of staff
•         Staff leadership and management
•         Conducting Audits, spot checks, service visit and gaining feedback from people supported
•         Promoting and leading on Active Support and implementing positive behaviour support into your services.
•         Safeguarding promotion, training, investigation and problem solving.
•         Collaborating with the Positive Behaviour Support Analyst team
•         Supporting with all person-centred review processes

You would be supported to develop your competencies in these tasks, with a view to becoming a Service Manager within a year and taking on a lager footprint of services, at which point the salary would increase to £30,000 - £33,000.

We’re looking for somebody with

•         Experience in a role such as: Team Manager / Team  Leader / Assistant Manager / Care Manager
•         A passion for working with people with learning disabilities or autism.
•         Experience within a CQC regulated service, such as supported living, residential care or domiciliary care  
•         The ability to take part in an on-call system ( one in 7 weekends)
•         A drivers licence and own vehicle

What are you waiting for? To be considered for the Assistant Service Manager position, please click apply to send your CV to Laura at Thendon Resourcing. We’ll be in touch within 1-2 business days and we are looking to interview ASAP so please don’t delay your application.