Acting Assistant Service Manager

Acting Assistant Service Manager

12 Month Fixed term contract

Tunbridge Wells

Full time (39 hours) - Completing Early & Late Shifts

Experience within social care at a similar level

At Avenues, we believe supported people support others well. We create communities where people smile, laugh, grow, and achieve amazing things and you could be part of that!

We are looking for an Acting Assistant Manger to join our Service The Pines, it is a busy active service supporting fifteen people who have Learning Disabilities, physical disabilities, communication difficulties and who may display behaviour that is challenging. Individuals need support to enable them to participate in community based activities and activities within their home. This role will be on a Fixed Term contract for 12 months.

The ideal Assistant Service Manager looks like this:

• Experience in a similar role within social care e.g. Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Supervisor, Team Leader etc.
• Experience supporting people who have learning disabilities and/or complex needs
• Experience of managing budgets and financial information
• Knowledge of sector relevant legislation regulatory bodies and their standards
• Ability to 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.
• 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.
• To be able to take part in a management cover rota which could include day and night shifts.
• Take ownership for continuing professional development for self and the team.
• Complete staff supervisions as well as booking and managing staff training and development.
• Rota management
• Weekly and monthly finance and medication audits
• Ordering, storage and disposal of medication
• You will motivate and inspire your team to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching and leadership by example.
• Day to day support for the people we are supporting including day to day support at home, in the community and with personal care.

Your values should match ours:

• 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.

Why to join 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.

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

As a not-for-profit organisation, we're driven by strong ethics, and invest everything back into our staff and the people we support, and you'll become part of the strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.

Benefits you can expect!

• 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.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal and employee assistance
• And more.

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 reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities