Come and make a real difference: we’re looking for a Service Manager to help make everyday remarkable for our friendly team in Blaenau Gwent.
We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community, as a Service Manager, you can play a vital role in this.
Role: Service Manager
Location: Blaenau Gwent
Hours: Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins
Salary: £32,669pa and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night and our travel expenses is paid 45p per mile
Contract: Permanent
What you’ll be doing:
As Service Manager you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of 3 supported living services as well as proactively engaging with the continued development of the service. You’ll provide motivational leadership and direction to your team, enabling them to provide quality, person centred support to the people we support.
You’ll carry out frequent reviews of the support requirements provided, including service delivery plans, support plans, progress log and risk assessments following the principles and practices of person-centred and relationship-centred Active Support. You’ll manage a team of support workers with responsibility for all aspects of team management and development.
Above all else your focus will be on achieving the highest levels of support and independence for the people we support to make everyday remarkable.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting - Level 5 qualification in Health and Social Care (or actively working towards) - a strong caring nature to support others to live an enriched life and fulfil their potential - a working knowledge and understanding of the Care Council for Wales Code of Practice - flexibility to work shifts and provide cover as required - access to your own car and happy to use this for transporting people we support to and from activities as well as obtaining business insurance for your vehicle for which we pay 45p per mile to cover this a drivers licence and happy to travel for meetings and training.
Our Benefits
- Training and development opportunities - 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave - Health and Wellbeing programme - 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme Company pension
About Us Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support.
Our Values We’ve made a promise to the people we support, setting out our commitments to them and how they can expect to be supported, our values include:
Honesty Trust Kindness Respect Wellbeing
How to apply
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