Deputy Service Manager

Deputy Service Manager 

Taunton 

Up to £37,214

40 hours per week. 

The company are unable to offer sponsorship.

My client is a charity that provides specialist housing, care and support services in the community for people seeking to live crime-free. 

As the Deputy Service Manager, you will positively support the Registered Manager in providing leadership to the staff team and supporting and facilitating the needs of the service users, in line with our the company Values, legislative and regulatory requirements. 

The Role: 

• Supporting the Service Manager in the delivery of high-quality care and support and to deputise when required.
• Supervising / managing staff and assisting key workers and support staff and providing staff and service users with relevant advice, support and training and putting your belief in Christ into action as a manager
• Facilitating and ensuring effective communication within the service and the wider Trust and ensuring teams are briefed fully
• Supporting and where necessary, leading, in the assessment and management of risk.
• Assisting in the management of the referral process within the service and to achieve agreed occupancy levels.
• Assisting in the management of a fair and equitable rota which ensures that adequate cover is maintained at all times and to play a full part in the service rota.
• Ensuring that clients are able to participate as fully as possible in the life of the service and to manage regular service user meetings and facilitate service user inclusion.

Key work and support clients generally within your Service,

• Provide personal care to identified clients
• Take an active role in the assessment and managing client risk in a clear and calm manner.
• Manage client meetings and facilitate the Client Inclusion and Training representatives
• Ensure that all medication within the service, is managed in line with Trust policy and procedures.
• Assist in the management of the referral process within the service to achieve agreed occupancy levels

Benefits:

• Generous annual leave up to 30 days plus bank holiday holidays
• Fantastic pension scheme matched up to 8%
• Free onsite meals
• Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
• Fully funded DBS and renewals
• Company sick pay scheme
• Wellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling and legal advice
• Eyecare & Flu vouchers
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support
• Access to private holiday apartment

This is a great opportunity to join a company dedicated to offering unique care across all services. 

For more information, please call Rhys Jones in the Cheltenham Safehands office. 

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