Assistant Service Manager

Weight Loss Music Workouts Ltd; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization is seeking an Assistant Service Manager in Blaenau Gwent to support individuals with learning disabilities. This role involves leadership, ensuring safety and care, and building positive relationships. The ideal candidate will have experience in social care, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, and a caring nature. Competitive salary along with excellent benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Excellent training opportunities

Company pension

Health and Wellbeing programme

Cycling to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people in a social care setting.
• Level 3 in Health and Social Care is ideal.
• Strong caring nature to support others effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operation of the service.
• Provide leadership to the team in the absence of the Service Manager.
• Build positive relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Experience supporting people with learning difficulties

A strong caring nature

Flexibility to work shifts

Full driving licence

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Come and make a real difference: we’re looking for an Assistant Service Manager to help make every day remarkable for our friendly team in Blaenau Gwent.

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

Role: Assistant Service Manager
Location: Blaenau Gwent
Hours: 37 per week. Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins
Salary: £27,224 per annum plus sleep-in shifts at £60 per night; travel expenses paid at 45p per mile
Contract: Permanent
Interviews: We are looking to interview as soon as possible and encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity

What Youll Be Doing

In this role you’ll work alongside the Service Manager to ensure a safe and caring service for the people we support and our colleagues. 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 work 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 includes providing leadership and management to the team, monitoring performance, carrying out one-to-ones and appraisals, and leading team meetings.

You’ll enjoy building positive relationships with all stakeholders and putting our vision and values into action to deliver a first-class service. Above all, 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 every day 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 willing to use it for transporting people we support to and from activities, with business insurance for the vehicle (we pay 45p per mile)

Our Benefits

• Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service, with option to buy and sell leave
• Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource for colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing programme — 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend – Referral Programme
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits and discount platform
• Eligibility for 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 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’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

• 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.