Assistant Service Manager

Cartrefi Cymru Co; Ewloe; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

25 days annual leave rising to 30 days

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Benefits and discount platform

Blue Light discount card

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co in Ewloe, Flintshire, is looking for an Assistant Service Manager to join our caring team. You’ll support the Service Manager, lead the team on shifts and help deliver person-centred care for people with learning disabilities.

The role includes 30 hours hands-on work, 7 hours admin, weekend shifts and sleep-ins. You’ll need Level 3 Health and Social Care, a full driving licence and willingness to travel, plus a caring nature and ability to build positive relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities in a social care setting.
• Level 3 Health and Social Care or working towards it.
• Willingness to travel and use own car for transporting people we support.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Understanding of the Care Council for Wales Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager in day-to-day running of the service.
• Provide a safe, caring and person-centred service to people we support.
• Lead the team on shifts, support one-to-ones, appraisals and meetings.
• Maintain high standards of care and practice and monitor performance.

Skills

Experience with learning disabilities

Flexible shifts

Full driving licence

Own car

Willingness to travel

Care Council for Wales Code of Pract

Education

Health and Social Care Level 3

Job description

Make a real difference every day – become our next Assistant Service Manager!

Are you passionate about supporting people to live happy, fulfilled and independent lives? We’re looking for an enthusiasticAssistant Service Managerto join our friendly team inEwloe, Flintshire.

We support people with learning disabilities to live rich, rewarding lives and be active members of their community. As an Assistant Service Manager, you’ll play an important role in making this happen – supporting our team, empowering the people we support and helping to create positive experiences every single day.

If you’re caring, motivated and ready for a role whereno two days are the same and your work genuinely matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Role:Assistant Service Manager

Location: Ewloe, Flintshire

Hours: 37 hour contract.30 hours will be hands on support work and 7 hours will be supporting the Service Manager in admin duties. Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins.

Salary:£29,149.91pa and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night and our travel expenses is paid 55p per mile

Contract:Permanent

What you’ll be doing:

In this role, you’ll work alongside the Service Manager to provide a safe, caring and person-centred service for the people we support and our colleagues. You’ll be a visible, hands-on member of the team, providing support that reflects the individual needs, wishes and aspirations of the people we support. You’ll work shifts on a rota basis, which may include sleep-ins.

In the absence of the Service Manager, you’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the service, providing leadership and support to the team and helping to maintain high standards of care and practice. This may include supporting one-to-ones, appraisals, team meetings and monitoring performance.

You’ll enjoy building positive relationships with the people we support, colleagues and wider stakeholders, putting our vision and values into action to deliver a first-class service. Above all, your focus will be on helping people achieve the highest levels of independence, while providing and modelling support in an innovative, person-centred and flexible way 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 3 in Health and Social Care (or actively working or willing to work 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
• afull 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 for which we pay 45p per mile to cover this

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
• Benefits and discount platform
• Blue Light discount card

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. 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