Full Time (30 hours per week admin 7.5 support)
Starting from £24,165
Benefits of joining or team.
* Competitive pay
* High quality training- we provide all the training you need to deliver first class support;
* 28 days holiday in your first year, increasing to 33 day after five years and then 38 days after ten-years' service.
* Comprehensive induction programme including shadow shifts – which means you'll be fully supported to understand the role whilst getting to know the team and the people you will support
* Free and confidential counselling services for you and your family
* A Simply Health Cash Plan- to help you with healthcare costs including dental, physiotherapy, chiropody, optical, new child payment, prescriptions and more
* Long service rewards starting at £100 increasing to £150 depending on length of service – we believe our staff are our greatest asset and we want to reward you for your hard work and commitment to Bethphage
* Contributory Pension scheme
* Development opportunities- we want to support you in your career in care, from becoming a mental health first aider, to career progression- from support worker to service manager, your development is our development
* Regular supervisions with your manager, team meetings and feedback
* Refer-a-Friend Award – earn £200 every time you successfully refer a friend and they complete their probation.
* Birthday recognition – an Amazon e-voucher every year
* Paid enhanced DBS certificate
* Access to the “Blue light Card” scheme that offers discounts to social care staff in a range of shops both online and on the High street
We have an exciting new opportunity in the Whitchurch-Market Drayton area for an Assistant Service Manager who can share in Bethphage's values.
As the Assistant Service Manager will provide high quality support to adults with learning disabilities and Autism, ensuring they are supported to develop and maintain independence, take part in community activities, Leisure, education and work opportunities in a person-centred way.
The role will involve you supporting the Service Manager to lead the day-to-day management of three supported living services providing twenty-four hour care, seven days a week. Also four smaller outreach services, all require effective management for people with learning disabilities and Autism. You will ensure your teams provide high quality support, to develop and maintain the supported people's independence, take part in community activities, leisure, education and work opportunities of the person's choice.
The ideal person will be an experienced health and social care worker, a good communicator, able to network and work with people at all levels. They should be confident and knowledgeable of the sector, able to get on with the role and deal with issues, knowing when to seek help and advice. They will be able to use IT and write legibly, have significant experience of person-centred and positive behaviour support.
Candidates will be considered who do not have a level 3 qualification, but have a willingness to work towards this. Though you will have suitable supervisory experience and professional knowledge in the sector, ideally in learning disability.
The role will be 4 days off rota and 1 day on rota completing a support shift in one of the services. Some evening and weekend working maybe required.
?*The successful candidate will be required to partake in the Bethphage on call rota
About You:
Essential Requirements:
* Driver with UK manual licence and own vehicle.
* Level 3 in Health and Social Care or working towards
* An understanding of Person-Centred thinking and planning
* Good communication skills?.Good literacy skills
* Good IT knowledge/skills/systems
* Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism
* To be able to work using own initiative as well as part of a team
* Supervisory experience
* An understanding of Positive Behaviour Support
*Some of our roles require males, females, race and age specific employees only. Where this is indicated, this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010
If you would like more information, please get in touch with our recruitment team by calling: 01743 272880 or drop us an email at: .
Interview Date: TBC
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