Assistant Manager

Coperecruit; Whitby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Would you like to manage a team of Support Workers at a small supported living service for adults with learning disabilities?

Are you a person-centred leader who enjoys promoting independence for adults with learning disabilities?

This Assistant Manager position could be the next fulfilling role for you!

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Manager at a small supported living service for adults with learning disabilities in the Whitby region.

This is a fabulous opportunity for an experienced Support Worker who has performed senior duties to progress to the next level to Assistant Manager.

It could also suit an experienced Senior Support Worker / Team Leader, who would like to progress and work at a really person-centred service.

You will manage Support Workers who will help adults with learning disabilities to lead rewarding and independent lives.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Manager to reap the rewards of providing management support at a service where the residents are active and enjoy a busy and fulfilling life.

The upper salary range includes some sleep-ins.

Assistant Manager Role:

• As an Assistant Manager, you are responsible for managing support workers in a residential setting for adults with learning disabilities.
• Some of the residents have complex health needs, and so some experience of this is useful.
• Provide supervision to Support Workers.
• Create rotas, lead shifts, motivate support workers, and delegate activities and life skills sessions.
• Report to the Service Manager.
• Encourage support workers to enable service users to achieve their potential and lead interesting lives.
• Ensure person-centred care is provided, care plans are followed and updated, and CQC standards are met.
• Encourage service users with learning disabilities to partake in social and community events, including attending college, sporting activities such as swimming, football, rugby, basketball, hobbies, day trips, short holidays, and support in going to the cinema, theatre, meals in restaurants, pubs, and social evenings.

Assistant Manager Skills / Qualifications:

• Ideally have NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Understanding of learning disabilities.
• Supervisory skills and experience - managing and training support workers.
• Willingness to work flexible hours.
• Passion to provide an excellent standard of care and enjoy providing opportunities to enable service users with learning disabilities to develop confidence and fulfil their potential.

Company:

My client is a registered charity with an excellent reputation for providing adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to be as independent as possible. This professional organisation provides ongoing support for progression. They pride themselves on maintaining excellent care standards and enabling the lives of adults with learning disabilities and autism to be happy and rewarding.