Location: Newbury, Berkshire
* Annual Salary: £30,972.94
* Hours per week: Full time (37.5 hours) required to participate in on-call rota
* Required: Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs
* You must be a driver with access to your own vehicle,
We are looking for a Deputy Support manager to join our supported living locations across Berkshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and Autism to live their life their way.
What we do matters so we are looking for someone with a strong track record of sector-based experience. This role will be crucial in ensuring we can continue our goal of making a difference every day to those we support.
This is a permanent full-time role, initially covering maternity leave for 6-9 months across Newbury, with potential for the position to move across to our Oxfordshire locations after this period.
What will you do?
As a Deputy Support Manager you will assist in the day-to-day delivery of high-quality, safe and person-centred support.
* You will foster excellent working relationships amongst all teams’, families, professionals, referrers, and all other stakeholders.
* Assist the Support Manager to improve the support people receive, identifying meaningful opportunities for involvement of people we support in shaping their life, their home and inputting into the organisation.
* Lead by example and provide hands on support to people we support when required.
* Deputise for the Support Manager in their absence and be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of the organisation.
What will we do?
We have a range of benefits that you can mix and match to suit you, such as:
* Buy and sell annual leave – transfer windows open twice a year.
* Wagestream – an app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
* Vivup – spread the cost of home and electronics items, or a bike to cycle to work through fixed salary reductions throughout the year.
* Simply Health - Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24-hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians, and access to many more health benefits.
* Blue light card – we will reimburse your Blue Light Card membership which provides discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants
* Pension and Life Assurance - you’ll be enrolled into our Scottish Widows pension scheme and Life Assurance scheme.
If you're ready to make a positive impact and support others in achieving their goals, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
Please note that we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert, interviews will be held as soon as possible and we will make an offer immediately if we find the right candidate. Apply without delay