Supported Living Manager / Service Manager – Supported Living for adults with Learning Disabilities

Are you an experienced Service Manager or Deputy Manager with a background in managing care services for adults with learning or physical disabilities? Do you want to work for a company that support their staff well with competitive salaries, industry-leading benefits, well-resourced services, work/life balance and a supportive working environment? If so, this Service Manager position might be right up your street.

As a Service Manager of this supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, your focus will be on delivering exactly what you came into care to do… managing quality focused services that truly enrich the lives of the people you are there for. This is a charity who pull out all the stops to ensure that people they support are able to lead full and flourishing lives.

Salary and Benefits

• £33,841 per annum
• 25 days leave plus bank holidays which increases after 5 years’ service
• Occupational sick pay scheme (after probationary)
• Employee assistance and well-being programme,
• Rewards and recognition scheme – Gift Vouchers
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Career-enhancing training

The Service Manager Role

This supported living service is across 4 locations, all within 10 miles of the office. They support people with learning disabilities who are quite independent and need assurance with day to day living tasks such as shopping, attending appointments, managing their household and taking part in activities within the community.

• Your focus is on supporting and managing the teams who deliver care and support and ensuring that high-quality person-centred support is consistently provided.
• Take responsibility for the development and implementation of systems and processes within the service
• Ensuring through auditing that all care documentation is up to date and is reflective of each individual’s needs
• Dealing with any safeguarding
• Ensure that when people’s care needs change that they are re-assessed, and new contracts put in place to meet people’s needs.
• Work with your manager to develop and grow the service
• Deputise in the absence of the Complex Care Manager

About you

• You’ll need to be an experienced Deputy Manager / Supported Living Manager / Service Manager of a regulated care service before – such as a care home or supported living service.
• You’ll be driven by a passion to deliver services for people with learning disabilities and physical disabilities that are truly-person centred and make a difference to people’s lives.
• Ideally, you’ll hold QCF level 5 qualification in Leadership of Social Care but if not, as long as you are willing to work towards it, we can consider you.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of CQC standards, and legislation relevant to managing social care.
• You'll need to be a driver with your own vehicle

Interested? To be considered for the Service Manager role, please click apply to submit your CV to Laura at Thendon Resourcing and we’ll be in touch within 1-2 business days to discuss your application.

Please don’t delay getting your application across – we are looking to interview for this role ASAP