Service Manager / Supported Living

Daytime Healthcare Recruitment Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A national supported living organization is seeking a dedicated Service Manager for their site in Blackfen, near Bexley. This role involves supporting adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and overseeing a team of staff. The ideal candidate will have experience in social care, strong leadership skills, and knowledge of the relevant legal frameworks. Flexibility in working hours is required, with a focus on maintaining high standards of service and compliance.

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to help, develop, and maintain high-quality service.
• Experience in social care environments.
• Ability to understand and apply legal frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support service provision for individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ensure staff maintain standards of care.
• Manage budgets to keep the service financially viable.

Skills

Supervising/managing a small to medium team

Coaching and developing teams

Understanding legal framework (DoLS, capacity)

Financial management

Education

NVQ level 3 or QCE level 5

Job description

Daytime Healthcare are assisting a great national supported living organisation to recruit a Service Manager for their supported living site in Blackfen (Near Bexley).

The site supports 4 adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities who are all wheelchair users and require full support with moving and handling, eating and drinking and personal care. All the individuals enjoy a variety of activities like shopping, cooking, going to a football match, and much more! The current staff team has an Assistant Service Manager and 10 support staff.

Due to the role, a majority of the working week will be Monday-Friday 9‑5; however, there is some flexibility to adjust these hours across the week to suit the service. There could be some occasional evening and weekend work where you will need to observe practices and ensure standards are being maintained across the services.

There is a few tasks which the hiring manager would like all candidates to complete prior to interview - This can be discussed further at shortlisting stage.

Our ideal Service Manager looks like this!

• Have a genuine desire to help, develop and maintain high quality service provision for the people we support in this service appropriate to their assessed needs.
• Have experience supervising/managing a small to medium team within a social care environment.
• Have the skills and commitment to coaching and developing a new team, with an emphasis on Practice Leadership to develop and align best practices.
• Understand the balance between keeping people safe and positive risk taking.
• Has knowledge of the legal framework that applies in this service (e.g. DoLS, capacity and best interest requirements).
• Qualification to NVQ level 3, QCE level 5 or be willing to obtain this.
• Able to look at budgets and financial information to support the service remain financially viable.

You must have full right to work in the UK to be considered.

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