Assistant Service Manager

Active Prospects; Redhill; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Assistant Service Manager, where you will empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to lead fulfilling lives. This role is centered around providing compassionate support and leadership in a newly established service in Redhill. You will be part of a dedicated management team that fosters a nurturing environment, enabling individuals to transition from long-stay hospitals to community living. With a strong emphasis on positive behaviour support and innovative thinking, you will help create opportunities for personal growth and independence. Enjoy a competitive salary, career progression, and a supportive workplace culture that values your contributions.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Support with gaining further qualifications

Career progression opportunities

Financial awards for successful recruitment referrals

Inclusive and supportive environment

Comprehensive Induction Programme

Qualifications

• Passion for empowering individuals with learning disabilities.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary approach to wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to regain independence through active support.
• Lead staff in providing compassionate care and support.

Skills

Positive Behaviour Support

Leadership

Empowerment

Adaptability

Compassion

Resilience

Education

Relevant qualifications in health and social care

Job description

Become an Assistant Service Manager with Active Prospects!

Location: Earlswood, Redhill (service name Great Meadows)
Salary: £30,608.00
Service Type: Supported Living, one site of 6 independent flats
Speciality: Learning Disability and Autism (Behaviours of concern, complex care, and forensic support).

Do you want to work for an award-winning company? Active Prospects are one of the UKs Best Workplaces 2024 by Great Places to Work UK. Our training and development are world class, and in 2022 we won Trainer of the Year at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism awards.

Do you want to be part of a management team that support people to live a gloriously ordinary life full of opportunity, fun and helping people to reach their goals and aspirations.

We are looking for a new Assistant Service Manager for our brilliant new service in Redhill which has been purpose built to support people to leave long- stay hospitals and start to rebuild their new lives in the community.

You will need to have a passion for empowering people to lead an aspiring life, by using positive behaviour support and work within an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to people's wellbeing. You will need to be kind, patient, resilient, compassionate and believe strongly in great leadership. The role can be tough, but the rewards outweigh, many of the individuals who have been identified for the new service have been discriminated against, faced trauma, fallen between services, or ended up in hospital placements as community services could not be sourced. This is a real chance to be part of our successful programme of ensuring that everyone with a learning disability or autistic people are supported in their local communities, not in hospital settings.

You will need to be adaptable, flexible, and be able to lead staff to support our people to gain back their independence through empowerment, active support, positive risk-taking and out of the box thinking.

In return for your dedicated service you can expect a competitive rate of pay, enhanced pay when you have a baby (maternal, paternal or adoption), Employee Assistance Programme with various aspects of free legal support and counselling, support with gaining further qualifications, career progression opportunities, financial awards for successful recruitment referrals and most importantly inclusive, friendly and supportive environment for you to grow and thrive. Active Prospects has an amazing Induction Programme which ensures that all our employees receive classroom and on the job training and support to prepare them within their new roles.

What are you waiting for?

Apply today or contact us directly on [e-mail] and 01737 924102 to speak to a friendly Recruitment Advisor.

Please note:

• all offers are subject to satisfactory completion of our preemployment compliance standards.