Service Manager, Teesside - Tees Valley, United Kingdom - The Avalon Group

Description

37 hours per week

Salary from £25, per annum (dependent on experience)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team based at our office in Teesside. Reporting to the Locality Manager (Registered Manager) you will play an active role in the running of our established Teesside service. We also manage a pioneering Shared Lives service, in which trained carers open their homes for people with a support need to stay with them on a long or short-term basis.

What does the role involve?

• Management of a team of Support Workers and Shared Lives Carers.
• Day to day management of a customer case load, ensuring assessments, reviews and on-going person centred outcomes are met.
• 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 willing to work from our office and within local services.
• To be able to work flexibly and participate in the out of hours on call service.

What you will receive...

As an Avalon employee you will receive exclusive discounts on gym memberships and high street retailers, Health Cash Plan, access to a 24/7 employee helpline, award winning specialist training programmes to further develop your skills and knowledge and the option to work flexible hours (subject to organisational need). Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.