Service Manager Learning Disabilities

Thendon Resourcing Limited; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Gateshead is seeking an experienced Service Manager to oversee a supported living service for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. You'll manage a team to deliver high-quality, person-centered care while ensuring compliance with relevant standards. The role comes with competitive salary, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Occupational sick pay scheme

Employee assistance and well-being programme

Pension

Life assurance

Career-enhancing training

Qualifications

• Experienced Service Manager or Deputy Manager in a regulated care service.
• Willing to work towards a level 5 qualification if not already held.
• Good knowledge of legislation relevant to managing social care.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage teams delivering care in the supported living service.
• Develop and implement systems and processes for the service.
• Ensure care documentation reflects individual needs.
• Handle safeguarding issues as they arise.
• Re-assess care needs when changes occur.

Skills

Management of care services

Knowledge of CQC standards

Passion for person-centered care

Education

QCF level 5 qualification in Leadership of Social Care

Job description

Overview

Service Manager - Supported Living - Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs

Are you an experienced Service Manager or Deputy Manager with a background in managing care services for adults with learning or physical disabilities? Do you want to work for a company that supports its staff with competitive salaries, industry-leading benefits, well-resourced services, work/life balance and a supportive working environment? If so, this Service Manager position might be right up your street.

As a Service Manager of this supported living service for adults with complex needs, your focus will be on delivering exactly what you came into care to do… managing quality focused services that truly enrich the lives of the people you are there for. This is a charity who pull out all the stops to ensure that people they support are able to lead full and flourishing lives.

Salary and Benefits

• £32,864 per annum
• 25 days leave plus bank holidays which increases after 5 years\' service
• Occupational sick pay scheme (after probationary)
• Employee assistance and well-being programme
• Rewards and recognition scheme - Gift Vouchers
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Career-enhancing training

The Service Manager Role

• Your focus is on supporting and managing the teams who deliver care within the supported living service and ensuring that high-quality person centred support is consistently provided.
• Take responsibility for the development and implementation of systems and processes within the service
• Ensuring through auditing that all care documentation is up to date and is reflective of each individual\'s needs
• Dealing with any safeguarding
• Ensure that when people\'s care needs change that they are re-assessed, and new contracts put in place to meet people\'s needs.
• Work with your manager to develop and grow the service
• Deputise in the absence of the Complex Care Manager

About you

• You\'ll need to be an experienced Deputy Manager / Supported Living Manager / Service Manager of a regulated care service before - such as a care home or supported living service.
• You\'ll be driven by a passion to deliver services for people with learning disabilities and physical disabilities that are truly-person centred and make a difference to people\'s lives.
• Ideally, you\'ll hold QCF level 5 qualification in Leadership of Social Care but if not, as long as you are willing to work towards it, we can consider you.
• You\'ll be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of CQC standards, and legislation relevant to managing social care.

Interested? To be considered for the Service Manager role, please click apply to submit your CV to Laura at Thendon Resourcing and we\'ll be in touch within 1-2 business days to discuss your application.

Please don\'t delay getting your application across - we are looking to interview for this role ASAP