Deputy Support Manager - Preston

Affinity Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buy and sell annual leave

Stream app benefits

Vivup salary advances

Simply Health

Blue light card

Pension and Life Assurance

Job summary

Affinity Trust is recruiting for a Deputy Support Manager based in Preston. The role focuses on supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism, delivering person-centred care and leading a dedicated staff team under the guidance of the Support Manager.

You will work five days a week, including one direct support day, and participate in embedding and upskilling the team while maintaining high-quality care and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Deputy/Senior role supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism.
• Full-time availability 37.5 hours per week with an on-call rota.
• Driver preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support people to live independently with person-centred care.
• Develop personalised plans to meet individual needs and preferences.
• Inspire and empower the team while ensuring CQC compliance and rota efficiency.
• Drive positive outcomes using Positive Behaviour Support methods.
• Work flexibly, including out-of-hours on-call, to maintain continuity of care.

Skills

Leadership

People support

On-call rota management

Experience with learning disabilities

Job description

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• Hours per week: Full time (37.5 hours) required to participate in on-call rota
• Required: Experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs in a Deputy/Senior role
• Driver:Preferred however not essential

Supporting people to live great lives

This is your opportunity to really make a difference and to support people to move into their new home in Preston.

Your mission (should you choose to accept it)

At Affinity Trust, we’re dedicated to supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and related needs, helping them live their lives their way. We have a new opportunity for a Deputy Support Manager who shares our values and really wants to make a difference. We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team based in Preston, where you will inspire and empower our staff, under the guidance of the Support Manager, to support adults with learning disabilities and Autism to live their life their way!

The role will require you to 5 days a week Monday to Sunday including 1 day per week providing direct support as part of embedding and upskilling our team.

We need you to:

• Support people to live independently, delivering person-centred care with warmth and compassion.
• Develop personalised plans that respond to individual needs and preferences.
• Inspire and empower your team to provide confident, high-quality support every day.
• Maintain CQC compliance and rota efficiency while promoting structure and independence.
• Drive positive outcomes using Positive Behaviour Support and Proact-SCIPr-UK
• Work flexibly, including out-of-hours on-call, to ensure continuity of care.

If you're ready to make a positive impact and support others in achieving their goals, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

In return we offer an attractive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to be part of a management development programme to enhance your skills and knowledge.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to make a difference we would love to hear from you

What will we do?

We have a range of benefits that you can mix and match to suit you, such as:

• Buy and sell annual leave – transfer windows open twice a year.
• Stream – an app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
• Vivup– spread the cost of home and electronics items, or a bike to cycle to work through fixed salary reductions throughout the year.
• Simply Health - Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24-hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians, and access to many more health benefits.
• Blue light card – we will reimburse your Blue Light Card membership which provides discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants
• Pension and Life Assurance -you’ll be enrolled into our Scottish Widows pension scheme and Life Assurance scheme.

If you are offered a role with us, you will need to complete an enhanced DBS check. We will submit your application and pay for your check.

Please note that we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert, interviews will be held as soon as possible and we will make an offer immediatelyif we find the right candidate.

We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any assistance to find out about current vacancies, making an application, or need any recruitment related documentation in a more accessible format please send an e‑mail to:[e-mail]

Check out more opportunities on our careers page: https://www.affinitytrust.org/about-us/careers/job-search/