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Avenues Group; Tadley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High quality training

Enhanced DBS check

Blue Light Card discounts

Paid annual leave (pro rata)

Contributory pension scheme

Health portal access (24/7)

Refer a Friend £500

Flexible working

Salary £29,012

Job summary

Avenues Group in Tadley is seeking a full‑time Assistant Service Manager to lead a supported living service for individuals with complex health needs and learning disabilities.

You’ll manage staff, budgets and regulatory standards, partnering with the Service Manager to foster a positive and motivated team. A full UK driving licence is essential, with day and night shifts on a rotating rota.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or supported living settings.
• Strong background in supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Confidence in managing budgets and financial information.
• Solid understanding of sector legislation, regulatory standards and best practice.
• Ability to lead a positive, motivated team with fair staff development.
• Balance safety with positive risk-taking and uphold policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop staff to deliver high‑quality support in a supported living service.
• Coordinate recruitment, training and staff development.
• Manage budgets, financial information and resource planning.
• Work with the Service Manager to drive continuous service improvements.
• Involve in on-call process and be flexible with day/night shifts.
• Travel to the service location as required and drive the service vehicle.

Skills

Budget management

Staff development

Team leadership

Adaptive communication

Recruitment

Flexibility

Job description

Assistant Service Manager

Company: Avenues Group

Salary: from £29,012 a year, pro rata

Hours: Full-time

Location: Tadley

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 16 Oct 2026

Closing date: 23 Oct 2026

Avenues is more than a workplace — it’s a community. A place where people smile, grow, feel valued, and achieve great things together.

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

• High quality training that supports your career development.
• Paid enhanced DBS check.
• 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.
• Recommend a Friend scheme – earn up to £500.
• Flexible working.
• £29,012

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found or experiencing a high volume of applications.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.