Assistant Service Manager

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative; Swansea; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Annual leave 25–30 days

Health and Wellbeing programme

Company pension

Job summary

Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative in Swansea is seeking a Female Assistant Service Manager to help run a safe, caring service. You will lead the team, oversee day-to-day operations, and support people to lead independent lives. Shifts may include sleep-ins and weekends.

The role requires Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or working towards), a full driving licence, and a willingness to travel for meetings. Salary (£31,513.42pa) plus sleep-in pay and per-mile travel allowance are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning difficulties in a social care setting.
• Full driving licence – essential, and own car for travel.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager to run the service and lead the team.
• Provide leadership, monitor performance and conduct appraisals.
• Ensure person-centred, flexible support to help people maintain independence.

Skills

Experience with learning difficulties

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Role: FemaleAssistant Service Manager

Location: Swansea

Hours:40,Your shift pattern will include weekends and sleep-ins

Salary: £31,513.42pa and our sleep-in shifts at £60 per night and our travel expenses is paid 55p 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. 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 55p per mile to cover this
• are female (this is a genuine occupational requirement due to the nature of the role)

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

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

• Honesty
• Trust
• Kindness
• Respect
• Wellbeing