Service Manager – Claridge Road, Manchester
Job Title: Service Manager
Location: Claridge Road, Manchester
Salary: £44,720
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, predominantly office hours. However, to support the needs of the service, there may be a need to work shifts which may include evenings, weekends, and occasional night work.
Closing date: 23 February
About the role
SignHealth is a passionate and unique deaf-led charity, committed to creating a future where there are no barriers to good health and wellbeing for deaf people.
Our work is varied and aims to promote easier access to healthcare and information. We partner with the NHS and other services and take on projects, carry out research, and raise awareness. We also deliver our own services to reach deaf people in our shared language (BSL) in their moment of need, through domestic abuse support, therapy, advocacy, and residential services.
Responsibilities:
1. Day-to-day management, development, compliance, and expansion of our brand-new service.
2. Line management of the team, ensuring the delivery of high standards of care to clients.
3. Create an environment that supports clients with their daily support needs and enables them to pursue their hobbies and interests.
4. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, multi-disciplinary teams, clinical commissioning groups, social services, local statutory, voluntary, and community groups and agencies.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Registered Learning Disability Nurse or Mental Health Nurse or hold a professional qualification in a related field.
2. Extensive experience of working in supported living services and/or residential care services.
3. Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and/or Mental Health where diagnosis is complex and may present challenging behavior.
4. Level 5 Leadership and Management in Social Care.
5. Experience of working with people with varying degrees of deafness, including culturally deaf.
6. Ability to communicate in British Sign Language or willingness to learn BSL.
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We will work alongside you during your career with SignHealth to maximize your full potential with training and development to help you become the best you!
Join our learning pathway with BSL; we offer paid training and development to further your BSL knowledge.
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday per holiday year plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
* After 3 months auto enrolled in the NOW pension scheme at prevailing rates
* After successful completion of probation period (normally 6 months), eligible to join Scottish widows pension (employee contributes 5%, employer 6%)
* 5 days paid study leave per year (CPD) (pro-rata)
* Expenses policy for items when working away from home
* 2x salary life assurance scheme (death in service)
* Fully funded BSL training
* Generous sick pay policy
* Refer a friend £200 voucher for both the referee and referrer.
How to apply
If this sounds like a position you would be interested in, please apply today!
We positively encourage applications from deaf people, disabled people, people of colour, and people from the LGBT+ community. We will support all applicants along the journey of our recruitment process.
Offers of work are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, Right to Work checks, satisfactory references, and Medical Health clearance.
SignHealth do not hold a sponsorship licence. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, then unfortunately we are unable to consider your application.
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