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Deputy Service Manager - 14 month FTC, Beccles
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Sense
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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22
Posted:
12.08.2025
Expiry Date:
26.09.2025
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Job Description:
Could you be a Sense Deputy Manager?
Sense is looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and well organised Deputy Manager to join our team at Sense College Aldeby Suffolk.
This is a fixed term contract covering maternity leave for approximately 14 months. It's a full time position, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Sense College Aldeby provides a high-quality service to individuals who are on either an Education or adult social care placement. At present we deliver bespoke person-centred timetables to 19 people aged 16+ who have a range of sensory impairments and or additional learning difficulties.
As the Deputy Service Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the adult social care provision, this involves working with the staff team to deliver a range of activities both within the centre and in the community these include Swimming, Sensory activities, Arts and Crafts, Rebound Therapy and Music. You will work with the Education Services Manager to ensure that the training, development and management of staff effectively reflects the needs of the service and ensuring at all times that the service is compliant with its statutory requirements.
Does this sound right for you?
Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:
* 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
* Free DBS Check
* Free leadership and management development (such as our award winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together programme)
* Free access to over 100 online and face to face training including the care certificate.
* Flexible working and family friendly policies
* Health and well-being support
* Pension Scheme
Your required skills and experiences:
* A full UK license and use of your own vehicle is essential.
* A minimum of Level 2 in Maths and English
* Proven experience of supervising and line managing staff in accordance with policy and legislation.
* A good understanding of Safeguarding.
* A clean licence and own car is Desirable for the post.
* Experience with writing care plans and has a good understanding of person centred planning and approaches
The full person specification is attached.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable.Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.
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