The Vine Day Centre
Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
37 hours per week
52 weeks per year
Grade F (£32,654 - £35,235 per annum)
Assistant Manager Role Profile
Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City is a great place to live and work.
Located between Dartmoor National Park and the stunning South Devon Coast and the border with Cornwall, enjoying your work life balance will be a pleasure. We are progressive local authority, who provides a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement and excellent professional development opportunities.
Are you a highly motivated, organised person with excellent interpersonal skills? Are you passionate about delivering high quality care, which promotes the rights of people with learning disabilities by ensuring their wishes are at the centre of their care and support?
An exciting opportunity has now become available for one suitably experienced Assistant Manager to join our friendly team.
The Vine Day service provides a variety of centre and community-based opportunities daily for up to 45 adults with learning disabilities and a range of complex health and social care support needs.
As an Assistant Manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and supervision of service users and staff. The suitable candidate must be able to respond independently to unexpected situations, enjoy a challenge and remain calm under pressure.
You will also be responsible for undertaking regular and annual performance discussions, sickness monitoring, performance management and other associated HR processes. A comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding Adult’s policies, procedures and government legislation is essential.
Other duties include managing staffing levels, responding to queries, including complaints and compliments, participating in staff meetings and developing risk management plans. The successful candidate will also be responsible for safe handling and administration of medication within the unit.
If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of adults withlearning disabilities andcomplex needs, we would like to hear from you.
The Disclosure and Barring Service requirement for this post is:Enhanced Check + DBS Adult’s Barred List.
Please note this position is not suitable for job share.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact the Unit Manager Lucy Wilson on 01752 766816.
Plymouth City Council is anequal opportunitiesemployer. All applicants will be considered foremploymentregardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.
As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.
Closing date: Sunday 15 June 2025
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