Acting Assistant Service Manager / Supported Living

Daytime Healthcare Recruitment Limited; Hildenborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A national supported living organisation is seeking an Acting Assistant Service Manager in Hildenborough, Kent. This full-time role involves both administrative and direct support tasks, focusing on delivering high-quality care for individuals with learning disabilities. Candidates should have relevant experience and a PBS qualification is desirable. The position requires a full UK manual driving licence.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with learning disabilities and behaviours of concern.
• A full UK manual driving licence is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality services for service users.
• Undertake recruitment and development of staff.
• Monitor and manage service budgets.
• Provide management cover for the service.

Skills

Experience with learning disabilities

Behaviour management

Staff management

Education

PBS qualification (desirable)

Job description

Overview

Daytime Healthcare are assisting a national supported living organisation, who are looking for an Acting Assistant Service Manager to join their team in Hildenborough, Kent. This service supports five people who have Learning Disabilities, communication difficulties and who display behaviours of concern.

Responsibilities

• To work in partnership with the Service Manager and Registered Manager and other key stakeholders to deliver safe, high-quality services for service users.
• To support the Service Manager, undertake the recruitment, development and management of staff to provide them with the skills, experience and behaviours necessary to provide a safe, high-quality service to people supported.
• To support the Service Manager and participate in the monitoring/management of service budgets.
• To assist the Service Manager in delivery of the service in order to meet the needs and aspirations of people supported.

Role details

The Assistant Service Manager Role is 19.5 hrs. administration and 19.5 hrs. direct Support and practice leadership.

Hours

• This is a 12 month fixed term contract, and a full time position at 39 hours per week.
• Shifts may include early, late, mid, sleep-in and flexible shifts. There is also an expectation to provide management cover effectively for the service (including weekends where required).
• There would be a requirement to support the Service Manager to complete waking night spot checks of the service twice a year.

Experience

• Candidates would need experience of working with people with learning disabilities and behaviours of concern.
• A PBS qualification is desirable.

A full UK manual driving licence is highly desirable due to the location of the service.

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