Service Manager, Short Breaks Respite Service Wakefield (W210)
37 hours per week
Salary: from £25,599 per annum (dependant on experience, pay review pending)
Avalon has been delivering innovative services to people with disabilities for 30 years. We pride ourselves on the quality of our care and the expert support we provide people to maximise their independence and enable them to live the life they choose.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team based at our Short Breaks respite services in the Wakefield area. Reporting to the Locality Manager (Registered Manager) you will play an active role in the running of our short breaks service. The service operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week so you will be working 5 days over 7 which will include evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.
What does the role involve?
- Day to day responsibility for ensuring that services offered are caring, safe, effective, well-led and responsive
- Ensuring guests progress towards support outcomes through the provision of quality services, and within Avalon policy and procedure frameworks
- Line management of a team of Support Workers and Advanced Support Workers, managing rotas using our digital systems
- Ensuring the service is running in compliance with regulating authorities and Avalon quality assurance framework, including completion of audits of finance and medication.
- Continually improving services offered by Avalon by working positively with our customers and developing good relationships with service commissioners and care managers.
What you need…
- Demonstrable management experience in social care and in line managing a team.
- The ability to interpret and apply CQC fundamental standards of quality and safety.
- Excellent IT skills.
- To be a car driver with use of a vehicle for business purposes.
- To be able to work flexibly and participate in the out of hours on call service.
In return you will have access to our award winning specialist training programmes to further develop your skills and knowledge, and a generous benefits package including discounts at high street retailers, gym memberships and health cash plan, employee assistance scheme and up to 30 days leave entitlement. Appointment will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate (cost of the DBS will be covered by Avalon).
Interested? Click below to download the role profile and to apply online.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Mallika Chauhan on 07827 892667
Closing date: Monday 21 October 2024 at 12 noon
We strive to ensure equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
