Assistant Service Manager

Avenues Group; Highley; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support service in Highley is seeking a full-time Assistant Service Manager to support the Service Manager in leading a dedicated team. The role involves managing individuals with autism and learning disabilities and ensuring safety while fostering independence. The ideal candidate will possess leadership experience, understand the social care sector, and have a positive, can-do attitude. Benefits include flexible working and access to training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Early Pay access

Paid enhanced DBS

Flexible working

Paid annual leave

Quality training opportunities

Pension scheme

Shopping discounts

Friend referral scheme

24/7 health support access

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team in social care.
• Ability to understand and navigate policies and procedures.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager in leading the team.
• Ensure safety while promoting positive risk taking.
• Assist in recruitment and staff development.

Skills

Leading a team

Understanding social care sector

Positive risk taking

Recruitment and staff development

Job description

Assistant Service Manager

Full time 39 hours a week, hours admin a week with the remaining hours dedicated to support

Monday - Sunday. Shift times between 08 : 00 and 22 : 00

£27,969 per annum pro rata

Full Driving Licence desirable

Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.

We are looking for a full time (39 hours) Assistant Service Manager to join the team within 3 of our services in Highley & Ludlow area, Shropshire.

Highley - Individuals who live in their own homes, both have a diagnosis of Autism and a learning disability. Require full support with their daily living. Need support to learn new skills and try new activities. They enjoy fishing, going for walks, bowling, computer games, watching movies

Ludlow - acquired brain injury and some mobility impairments - need to give verbal prompts to retain skills, help where needed. Help to ensure tasks are completed such as charging battery for mobility scooter. Support to attend activities and help with shopping

You will have the amazing opportunity to make a wonderful impact on people’s lives by supporting the service manager to build and lead a great team, receiving full support from the beginning of your journey with us.

We just ask that you share our values, and you have a fun, positive and can-do attitude!

Our ideal Assistant Service Manager looks like this!

• Work with your Service Manager to manage and lead a successful and positive team.
• Understands the balance between keeping people safe and promote positive risk taking.
• Have a good understanding of the social care sector and how it benefits and impacts the people we support.
• Support your team to stay up to date with policies and procedures to carry out and maintain safe and best practices.
• Support the Service Manager to recruit new employees and develop and manage your staff team in a fair and consistent manner.
• Work with your Service Manager to reinforce a positive culture of continuous improvement.
• Act as the Service Manager in their absence.

For more details about the role, please have a look at the role profile.

Benefits you can expect!

• Early Pay – ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish.
• Paid enhanced DBS.
• Flexible working.
• Paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card andThe Bene£itswebsite.
• Recommend a friend scheme - earn up to £500.
• Free and confidential 24 / 7 access to the health portal, counselling and support.

About us :

Avenues Group is a specialist charity provider of supported living, residential care and outreach services for people with autism, learning disability and complex needs.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be an active citizen and engaged in the community where they live. We work across Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Shropshire.

We know that well-supported people support people well, and we invest in our employees so everyone can thrive. We offer excellent career and development opportunities across the organisation.

You’ll become part of our strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.

Your values should match ours :

Respect : We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.

Excellence : We don’t settle for okay; we are determined to achieve more.

Integrity : We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.

Pride : The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.

Contact us!

If the role appears and you don’t quite meet all the above criteria but share our values and are willing to learn please do get in touch with us. We believe that a good Assistant Service Manager with the right values can be supported to develop the skills needed. We will support you with excellent training, ongoing coaching and other benefits.

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

We’re there for you, from your first conversation with our recruitment team, to day one of your induction, and throughout your career.

Apply or get in touch with us today – we look forward to hearing from you.