Deputy Locality Service Leader – Dorset & Somerset

Swanton Community Services; Dorchester; Presencial; GBP 38.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Exclusive employee discounts on brands

Pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Wellbeing support

Descripción de la vacante

Swanton Community Services is seeking a Locality Manager to lead services across Portland and Dorchester, reporting to the Registered Manager. You will drive person-centred care, empower teams, and ensure high-quality service delivery, compliance and governance across the locality.

You will inspire confidence, coach staff, manage relationships with families and professionals, and lead continuous improvement while delivering safe, compassionate support day-to-day.

Formación

• Has experience in a leadership role within health and social care.
• Is passionate about delivering outstanding person‑centred support.
• Can inspire, coach and develop others.
• Has strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Is organised, resilient and solution‑focused.
• Understands quality, compliance and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Shares our commitment to inclusion, dignity, respect and compassion.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, motivate and develop a dedicated team to provide high-quality, person‑centred support
• Promote a positive culture where our values are lived every day
• Support recruitment, induction, training, supervision and performance development
• Ensure people we support are empowered to achieve their personal goals and aspirations
• Build strong relationships with families, professionals, commissioners and community partners
• Monitor and maintain high standards of quality, compliance and governance
• Support financial performance, budgets, occupancy and resource management
• Manage incidents, complaints and service improvements effectively
• Ensure safe, effective and compassionate support is delivered consistently
• Participate in the on‑call rota and provide hands‑on leadership when required
• Help drive continuous improvement and innovation across services

Conocimientos

Leadership in health & social care

Communication skills

Inspire and develop others

Relationship-building

Organised and resilient

Quality and safeguarding

Inclusion and dignity

Descripción del empleo

Swanton Community Services is seeking a Locality Manager to lead services across Portland and Dorchester, reporting to the Registered Manager. You will drive person-centred care, empower teams, and ensure high-quality service delivery, compliance and governance across the locality.

You will inspire confidence, coach staff, manage relationships with families and professionals, and lead continuous improvement while delivering safe, compassionate support day-to-day.