Day Service Manager

Purple Oak Support; Andover; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support charity in Andover is seeking an enthusiastic Day Service Manager to lead and develop their PODS service. This role involves overseeing daily operations while ensuring high-quality, person-centered support for young adults with learning disabilities. The successful candidate will have experience in management, a commitment to delivering excellent support and be knowledgeable about safeguarding practices. Join a dedicated team committed to making a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experienced in supporting people with learning disabilities, ideally including young adults.
• An effective leader with supervisory or management experience.
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding, MCA and person-centred approaches.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating the daily running of the day service.
• Ensuring activities are meaningful and aligned with individual aspirations.
• Overseeing support planning and person-centred practice.

Skills

Supporting people with learning disabilities

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Education

A Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

About the Role

Are you passionate about empowering young adults with learning disabilities to learn new skills, build confidence and thrive in their community? Do you have the leadership skills to inspire a team and shape a high quality, creative and person-centred day service? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Day Service Manager to lead and develop our PODS service. You will oversee daily operations, ensure high quality and person-centred support, and create an environment where young adults can grow, learn and flourish.

You will manage a team of Support Workers and a Support Supervisor, ensuring the service is safe, compliant and continuously improving.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and coordinating the daily running of the day service
• Ensuring activities are meaningful, age-appropriate and aligned with individual aspirations
• Promoting independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes
• Overseeing support planning and person-centred practice
• Supporting, supervising and developing staff
• Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, health & safety and regulatory standards
• Building strong relationships with families, carers and professionals
• Managing referrals, transitions and service enquiries
• Supporting with budget oversight and resource planning

Essential Skills

About You

• Experienced in supporting people with learning disabilities, ideally including young adults
• An effective leader with supervisory or management experience
• Skilled in communication, organisation, planning and problem-solving
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding, MCA and person-centred approaches
• Confident in building positive relationships with families and professionals
• Committed to delivering high-quality, empowering support
• Passionate about our values: Customer Excellence, Teamwork, Communication, Embracing Change, Trust and Respect
• A Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards it)

About Company

Purple Oak Support have been serving the communities of Andover and the surrounding areas for over 55 years. What started out as a concerned group of parents whose children has a learning disability, has now turned into a charity which provides supported living services, domiciliary care, community support and children’s respite.

We are continuously building on our successes and developing our services to support the people in our community. We put the needs and wishes of the people we support at the heart of what we do and always strive to grow and excel, raising awareness of, and changing attitudes surrounding learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health within our community.

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care

DE&I

Purple Oak Support is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for our colleagues and provide equal opportunities in all aspects of employment including recruitment.