Acting Assistant Service Manager / Supported Living

Daytime Healthcare Recruitment Limited; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national supported living organization is seeking an Acting Assistant Service Manager to join their team in Hildenborough, Kent. This full-time role involves working with individuals with learning disabilities, overseeing staff management, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should have relevant experience and a full UK driving license is highly desirable. The position offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with flexible shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in supported living services is essential.
• Candidates should have management skills to support the Service Manager.
• A full UK manual driving licence is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality services for service users.
• Support the recruitment, development, and management of staff.
• Monitor service budgets and assist the Service Manager.

Skills

Experience with people with learning disabilities

Behaviour management

Staff management

Budget 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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