Assistant Manager

Avenues Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service provider is seeking a full-time Assistant Service Manager to join their team in Bexleyheath. In this role, you will support the Service Manager in leading a dedicated team, ensuring the safety and well-being of adults with profound learning disabilities. Ideal candidates will have experience in social care and a positive attitude. This position offers competitive benefits, flexible working, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of those you support.

Benefits

Early Pay facility

Paid enhanced DBS

Flexible working hours

Up to 28 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Shopping discounts

Health portal access

Qualifications

• Experience in social care management is advantageous.
• Ability to lead a positive and successful team.
• Commitment to supporting individuals with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager in leading the team.
• Ensure safety and positive risk-taking.
• Reinforce a culture of continuous improvement.
• Act as the Service Manager in their absence.

Skills

Team management

Understanding of social care sector

Positive attitude

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.

We have an exciting opportunity a full time Assistant Service Manager to work with us at our supported living service in Bexleyheath.

This service is home to ten adults living across three bungalows who have multiple and profound learning disabilities and complex health needs, and are non-verbal.

Our people we support do enjoy going out and about into their local community so we are providing a service vehicle therefore it would be desirable for the successful applicant to hold a full UK driving licence but this is not essential.

You will have the amazing opportunity to make a wonderful impact on people’s lives and supporting the Service Manager to build and lead a great team who you will support on shifts as part of the role, receiving full support from the beginning of your journey with us.

We just ask that you share our values and you have a fun, positive and can do attitude!

Responsibilities

Our ideal Assistant Service Manager looks like this!

• Work with your Service Manager to manage and lead a successful and positive team.
• Understands the balance between keeping our people safe and positive risk taking.
• Have a good understanding of the social care sector and how this benefits and impacts the people we support.
• Stay up to date with policies and procedures to carry out and maintain safe and best practices.
• Support the Service Manager to recruit new employees and develop and manage your staff team in a fair and consistent manner.
• Work with your Service Manager to reinforce a positive culture of continuous improvement.
• Act as the Service Manager in their absence.

For more details about the role, please have a look at the role profile.

Benefits

• Early Pay – ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish.
• Paid enhanced DBS.
• Flexible working.
• Up to 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card andThe Bene£itswebsite.
• Recommend a friend scheme - earn up to £500.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal, counselling and support.

About us

Avenues Group is a specialist charity provider of supported living, residential care and outreach services for people with autism, learning disability and complex needs.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be an active citizen and engaged in the community where they live. We work across Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Shropshire.

We know that well-supported people support people well, and we invest in our employees so everyone can thrive. We offer excellent career and development opportunities across the organisation.

You’ll become part of our strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.

Values

• Respect: We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.
• Excellence: We don’t settle for okay, we are determined to achieve more.
• Integrity: We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.
• Pride: The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.

Contact

Contact us!

If the role appears and you don’t quite meet all the above criteria, but share our values and are willing to learn please do get in touch with us. We believe that a good Assistant Service Manager with the right values can be supported to develop the skills needed. We will support you with excellent training, ongoing coaching and other benefits.

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We’re there for you, from your first conversation with our recruitment team, to day one of your induction, and throughout your career.

Apply or get in touch with us today – we look forward to hearing from you.