A fantastic opportunity has arisen in Nottingham to manage a supported living service and the staff team. The organisation is well established and supports people with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health issues. This is a fixed-term contract which will last 6 - 9 months but does have the potential to turn permanent.
This is a great opportunity for a Team Leader/Deputy Manager to take the next step in their career. This is an incredible charity that has great growth opportunities and a fantastic reputation for providing quality care for service users.
Service Manager Responsibilities:
* Work across the outreach 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 who are vulnerable.
* 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.
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