Assistant Service Manager

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Job summary

A care support provider in Wales is looking for an Assistant Service Manager to support individuals with learning disabilities. The role includes management duties and requires a caring nature, flexibility for shifts, and a level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care. Benefits include training opportunities, annual leave, and a pension plan.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a social care setting with individuals with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to work shifts, including weekends and sleep-ins.
• Knowledge of Care Council for Wales Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager in the daily operation of the service.
• Provide leadership and management to the team.
• Ensure the highest levels of independence for the people we support.

Skills

Experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting

Strong caring nature

Flexibility to work shifts

Full driving licence

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or actively working towards)

Job description

Overview

Come and make a real difference. We are looking for an Assistant Service Manager to help make everyday 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 and Details

Role: Assistant Service Manager

Location: Torfaen

Hours: 37 hours per week. Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins.

Salary: £27,224 per annum plus 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, so please apply at the earliest opportunity.

Learn more: Click here to learn more about growing your career at Cartrefi Cymru.

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 holding 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 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, with business insurance for your 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 buy/sell leave option
• Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource
• 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, families, employees, 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.

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.