Assistant Service Manager

Weight Loss Music Workouts Ltd; Brecon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization supporting individuals with learning disabilities is seeking an Assistant Service Manager in Brecon. The role involves ensuring a safe service, leading the team, and providing high-quality support to promote independence. Ideal candidates will have experience in social care, be flexible with shift patterns, and possess a full driving license. This position offers competitive salary and various benefits including training opportunities, annual leave, and a company pension.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting.
• Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or actively working towards).
• A strong caring nature to support others.
• A working knowledge of the Care Council for Wales Code of Practice.
• Flexibility to work shifts and provide cover.
• A full driving licence is essential.
• Access to your own car for transporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Service Manager to ensure a safe service.
• Responsible for day-to-day running of the service.
• Provide leadership and management to the team.
• Build positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Focus on achieving the highest levels of independence.

Skills

Experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting

A strong caring nature

Flexibility to work shifts

A full driving licence

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Role

Assistant Service Manager

Location

Brecon

Hours

37 hours – shift pattern includes weekends and sleep‑ins

Salary

£27,224pa – sleep‑in shifts at £60 per night and travel expenses paid at 45p per mile

Contract

Permanent

Interviews

We are looking to interview as soon as possible – encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity

What Youll Be Doing

You will work alongside the Service Manager to ensure a safe and caring service for the people we support and our colleagues. Your day‑to‑day duties will support the service in line with the needs of the people we support. You will have responsibility for the day‑to‑day running of the service in the absence of the Service Manager. This will involve providing leadership and management to the team, monitoring performance, carrying out one to one meetings and appraisals, and holding team meetings. You will build positive relationships with all stakeholders and put our vision and values into action to deliver a first‑class service. Your focus will be on achieving the highest levels of independence for the people we support, and on organising and modelling that support in an innovative, person‑centred and flexible way to make everyday remarkable.

Who We Are Looking For

• Experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting
• Level 3 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
• A full driving licence – essential and happy to travel for meetings and training
• 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 – we pay 45p per mile to cover this

Our Benefits

• Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource available to our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing programme – 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits and discount platform
• Eligibility for Blue Light discount card
• And much, much more

About Us

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We strive to be a great support provider for the individuals and families that we support, our employees, our partners and funders, and the communities in which we work. We are a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. You can find out more about this here.

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

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early, so we would encourage you to apply early for this position.