A fantastic opportunity has arisen in Exeter to help manage a Supported Living service. I am recruiting for this exciting opportunity on behalf of a service provider for adults living with Autism, learning disabilities and/or Mental Health issues.
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Support Worker/ Team Leader to take the next step in their career, with the potential for the position to become permanent. This is an incredible charity who has great growth opportunities and a fantastic reputation providing quality care for service users.
Service Manager Responsibilities:
- Work across the services providing leadership and guidance to the teams, observe and feedback on practice to improve quality, positive behavioural support and person-centred approaches.
- Undertake regular supervision meetings with staff & facilitate team meetings.
- Ensure support plans are current and staff are aware of the review and implementation of individual support plans.
- Manage performance issues engaging the appropriate informal / formal processes where necessary and with guidance from Service Manager/HR.
- Manage the staffing resources of the service including rota management and staff budgets
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.
Service Manager Requirements
- Experience of supporting people with a learning disability / mental health needs.
- NVQ Level 3 in Social Care Management or equivalent.
- Experience of supervising and motivating staff.
- Clear written and verbal communication style.
- IT literate and confident in the use of different IT systems / packages.
- Willing to undertake required training, sometimes off site and outside normal working hours.
- Willing and able to travel between locations as required.
- Available for flexible working patterns including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins and nights as required.
- Able to undertake on-call duties on a rota basis.
- A driver to enable travel between services.
Service Manager benefits
- Opportunity for overtime and extra pay out of hours.
- Fantastic opportunities for progression.
If you are interested in the above position contact Ella Bryett at Domus Recruitment.
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