Service Manager

Voyage Care; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization in Brentwood seeks a passionate Registered Manager to lead their residential service. In this role, you'll manage day-to-day operations, develop care plans, and work closely with healthcare professionals and families. Ideal candidates possess experience as a CQC registered manager, have a Level 5 qualification in Health & Social Care, and a dedication to enhancing the quality of life for those supported. The position offers excellent training and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Wagestream for early pay access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a CQC registered manager or in a care management role.
• Willingness and ability to undertake CQC registration.
• Experience working with individuals from traumatic backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day‑to‑day running of the service.
• Developing and implementing person‑centred support plans.
• Conducting care needs assessments.
• Recruiting and inducting new colleagues.
• Completing supervisions and appraisals.
• Completing medication competencies and audits.
• Attending multi‑disciplinary meetings.
• Completing quarterly audits and reports.
• Effectively managing the service’s P&L.
• Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Experience as a CQC registered manager

Ability to undertake CQC registration

Experience with individuals with autism

Experience with complex mental health needs

Experience with challenging behaviours

Education

Level 5 qualification in Health & Social Care

Job description

Registered Manager - Brentwood - £38,532 per annum

Join Voyage Care and feel valued. We reward your dedication with:

• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers, etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families.
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families.
• Enhanced retirement leave.
• Long service awards.

Registered Managers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Registered Manager to join us in leading our residential service in Brentwood. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Our Registered Manager will be working alongside local authorities, healthcare professionals and the families of the people we support, as well as leading a team to ensure that people gain more independence in their daily lives and have positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day‑to‑day running of the service(s).
• Developing and implementing person‑centred support plans.
• Conducting care needs assessments.
• Recruiting and inducting new colleagues.
• Completing supervisions/appraisals.
• Completing medication competencies and medication audits.
• Attending multi‑disciplinary meetings.
• Completing quarterly audits and reports.
• Effectively managing the service’s P&L.
• Ensuring regulatory, legislative, internal and contractual requirements are met.
• Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• Participating in the on‑call rota (as needed).

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience as a CQC registered manager or in a care management role.
• Willingness and ability to undertake CQC registration.
• Level 5 qualification in Health & Social Care.
• Experience working with individuals with autism, complex mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us

• We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to be you.
• Excellent training programme from induction through career progression.
• Opportunities for promotion and progression, with job security in a sector leading organisation.

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.