Assistant Service Manager / Senior Support Worker / Supported Living

Frontier Consulting; Tadley; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training and career development

Enhanced DBS check paid

Flexible working

Contributory pension with life cover

Health portal access 24/7

Blue Light Card discounts

Paid annual leave (pro rata)

Résumé du poste

Frontier Consulting in Tadley is seeking an Assistant Service Manager with strong social care experience to lead a team in a supported living service. You will manage budgets, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with the Service Manager to build a motivated workforce.

The role requires driving with a full UK licence, flexibility for day and night shifts, and occasional weekend practice lead duties. Excellent training and a supportive environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong background in supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Confidence in managing budgets and financial information.
• Understanding of sector legislation, regulatory standards and best practice.
• Ability to work closely with the Service Manager to lead a positive team.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop a supportive team across the service.
• Recruit, develop and manage staff fairly and consistently.
• Balance safety with positive risk-taking and ensure policy adherence.
• Participate in on-call processes and weekend cover as required.

Connaissances

Budget management

People management

Adaptive communication

Driving licence

Description du poste

We're excited to offer a brand‑new opportunity for a full‑time Assistant Service Manager with experience in a similar social care role, whether that's as an Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Supervisor or Team Leader. This is a supported living service in Tadley.

Our Tadley services provide support to individuals with complex health needs and diverse learning disabilities. The ideal candidate for this position will demonstrate either an existing interest in, or a willingness to engage with, the hobbies and interests of those we support, whilst exhibiting strong adaptive communication skills - including clear articulation, appropriate pacing, and the use of accessible language.

You'll have a strong background in supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs, along with confidence in managing budgets and financial information. A solid understanding of sector legislation, regulatory standards and best practice is essential, as is the ability to work closely with the Service Manager to lead a positive, motivated and successful team.

You'll recognise the importance of balancing safety with positive risk‑taking, and you'll stay up to date with policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of support. You'll play an active role in recruiting, developing and managing staff fairly and consistently, and you'll help nurture a culture of continuous improvement across the service.

Flexibility is important too, as the role includes taking part in a management cover of Rota that may involve both day and night shifts. A general shift could be 7am-2;30pm or 2;30pm-10pm.

In addition as a practice lead some weekends are required to be worked.

There is also the expectation that you will take part in the on call process.

Driver with full UK valid driving licence essential - ability to travel to the service location and drive the service vehicle/s.

Benefits you can expect!

• £29,012
• High quality training that supports your career development.
• Paid enhanced DBS check.
• Flexible working.
• Shopping discount via Blue Light Card and The Benefits website.
• Paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to a health portal, counselling and support.

You must have full right to work and be a car driver to be considered