Acting Assistant Service Manager
12 Month Fixed term contract
Full time (39 hours) – Completing Early & Late Shifts
At Avenues, we believe supported people support others well. We create communities where people smile, laugh, grow, and achieve amazing things and you could be part of that!
We are looking for an Acting Assistant Manger to join our Service The Pines, it is a busy active service supporting fifteen people who have Learning Disabilities, physical disabilities, communication difficulties and who may display behaviour that is challenging. Individuals need support to enable them to participate in community based activities and activities within their home. This role will be on a Fixed Term contract for 12 months.
The ideal Assistant Service Manager looks like this:
Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Supervisor, Team Leader etc.
Experience supporting people who have learning disabilities and/or complex needs
Experience of managing budgets and financial information
Knowledge of sector relevant legislation regulatory bodies and their standards
Ability to work with your Service Manager to manage and lead a successful and positive team.
Understands the balance between keeping our people safe and positive risk taking.
Stay up to date with policies and procedures to carry out and maintain safe and best practices.
Support the Service Manager to recruit new employees and develop and manage your staff team in a fair and consistent manner.
Work with your Service Manager to reinforce a positive culture of continuous improvement.
Act as the Service Manager in their absence.
To be able to take part in a management cover rota which could include day and night shifts.
Take ownership for continuing professional development for self and the team.
Complete staff supervisions as well as booking and managing staff training and development.
Rota management
You will motivate and inspire your team to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching and leadership by example.
Day to day support for the people we are supporting including day to day support at home, in the community and with personal care.
We believe that a good Assistant Service Manager with the right values can be supported to develop the skills needed. We will support you with excellent training, ongoing coaching and other benefits.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re driven by strong ethics, and invest everything back into our staff and the people we support, and you’ll become part of the strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.
Paid enhanced DBS.
~ Flexible working.
~ Up to 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
~ Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
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.