We are currently working in partnership with a leading UK charity, who are looking to appoint Deputy Service Manager on a permanent basis to help support adults with Learning Disabilities.

This will be a full-time position based in Tiverton and is offering an impressive salary £30,900.

The ideal candidate will report directly to the Service Manager, and they may be required to deputise for their line manager in their absence. The perfect candidate will coach and manage all team leaders and still retaining overall people management accountability for all support workers within their setting/location group.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Supporting the Service Manager to understand, manage and ensure the delivery of the service’s key quality and safety priorities

• Ensure that the necessary risk assessments for the people in support

• Reviewing and updating life plans on a regular basis

• In partnership with the SM ensuring a flexible and person-centered rota is in place at all Under the direction of the SM, co-ordinate all matters relating to medication, ensuring all procedures are rigorously followed and all support colleagues are appropriately trained

• To be able to role model all aspects of a support worker role duties and responsibilities as set out in the Support Workers job description

Experience required:

• Recent significant experience at a frontline management in field of learning disabilities in a regulated services environment

• Experience of ensuring effective team communications, leading and motivating a team, coaching and mentoring

• Committed to the principle of involving the people we support in developing the service

• Effective and efficient rota design and management

• Assessment and care planning for supported people

• Experience of acting as a role model for good care practice involving the people we support

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Ability to lead and manage people to achieve a positive culture and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance

• Ability to communicate effectively with a supported person and their family/circle of support and other professionals

• Ability to challenge poor practice and behaviour

• Ability to undertake assessment, support planning, recording and report writing

• Manage time and resources effectively and efficiently

• Ability to respond professionally, quickly, and flexibly in a crisis

• Ability to lead and manage change

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week

• Including weekend, evening and over night shifts

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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