Assistant Service Manager

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Meifod; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Annual leave 25–30 days

Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Discount platform

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative is seeking an Assistant Service Manager in North Powys. You’ll support the Service Manager to deliver a safe, person-centred service, with shifts that may include sleep-ins and weekends. A driving licence is essential, and travel between sites is expected.

Salary £29,149.91pa, with sleep-in rates and mileage reimbursement. You’ll play a key role in developing the team, monitoring performance, and ensuring the highest levels of independence for those we support.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting.
• Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or actively working towards).
• Strong caring nature to support others to live an enriched life.
• Familiarity with the Care Council for Wales Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day running of the service in the absence of the Service Manager.
• Provide leadership and management to the team, including appraisals and meetings.
• Ensure a safe, person-centred, and flexible service that promotes independence.

Skills

Experience in social care

Caring nature

Flexibility

Driving licence

Education

Health and Social Care Level 3

Job description

Come and make a real difference: we’re looking for an Assistant Service Manager to help make everyday remarkable for our friendly team in North Powys.

We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community, as a Assistant Service Manager, you can play a vital role in this.

Role: Assistant Service Manager

Location: North Powys

Hours: 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 45p per mile

Contract: Permanent

What you’ll be doing:

In this role you’ll be working alongside the Service Manager to ensure a safe and caring service for the people we support and our colleagues. To do this successfully, you’ll be visible in the day-to-day operation of the service supporting duties in line with the requirements of the people we support. You’ll be working shifts on a rota basis which may include sleep ins. In the absence of the Service Manager, you'll have responsibility for the day to day running of the service. This will involve providing leadership and management to the team, monitoring performance, carrying out one to one’s and appraisals and holding team meetings.
You’ll enjoy building positive relationships with all stakeholders and put our vision and values into action to deliver a first-class service. Above all else, 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.

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 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

About Us

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