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Service Manager Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

The Guardian

Service Manager (Mental Health & Learning Disabilities)

Location: Swindon

Salary: £34,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (40hours per week)

Closing Date: 26th of June 2026

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Do you have the leadership skills to inspire a team and deliver exceptional supported living services? If so, they'd love to hear from you!

Their established housing project for people recovering from mental health needs. The Court is a gated housing complex for people with learning disabilities who wish to live independently with the support of their support team. Set in Swindon’s old town, they are close to all amenities and the town centre. They’re looking for a Service Manager to lead our Supported Living services, providing high-quality accommodation and person-centred support for customers with diverse needs, including young people, mental health, learning disabilities, and homelessness. In this role, you’ll lead and develop a high-performing team, ensuring their wellbeing and professional growth while delivering outstanding, person-centred support planning. You’ll champion customer co-production, monitor service performance, and report to commissioning teams. Building strong partnerships with local agencies will be key to creating holistic support opportunities. You’ll also promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in every aspect of service delivery, oversee safeguarding and health and safety compliance, and manage tenancy processes.

What they’re looking for

  • Experience in a leadership role within supported living, housing, or social care.
  • Knowledge of person-centred planning, safeguarding, and housing law.
  • Ability to manage budgets, performance, and compliance effectively.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Commitment to equality, diversity, and trauma-informed practice.
  • IT proficiency and excellent report-writing skills.

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Discover The Organisation:

The Organisation is a leading housing provider. They manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across their portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.

Their mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.

They’re looking for like-minded people to join their team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody their values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.

They are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows them to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support their colleagues. They have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. They are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation their Menopause Friendly accreditation.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for The Organisation, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

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