Acting Assistant Service Manager - Biggin Hill, United Kingdom - Avenues Group

Avenues Group

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Biggin Hill, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things, we know that well-supported people support people well, which makes them want to do their very best for the people we support, and achieve our vision.

We are seeking an Acting Assistant Service Manager to work across two of our services in Westerham.

This will be based on a 12 month fixed term contract with an effective start date of 1st January 2023 with the possibility of an extension.

This is an excitingopportunity for someone that wants to make a tangible impact on a person's life, supporting a good team to provide good support.

Our team is supporting across two of our services in Westerham, Lancaster House & Goldsmiths.

Within these services we are supporting both male and female adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical health needs.

The people we support enjoy various activities within the community including bowling, shopping, attending day events and many more exciting things.

This opportunity will allow you to develop yourself as you will be working alongside the Service Manager completing day to day tasks and also building relationships with other professionals to help support and improve the lives of the people we support.

Due to the location and needs of the service, we're looking for someone who is a driver with access to a car._

You would be flexible and be able to work shifts required: bank holidays, sleep ins as it is a 24 hour service (7am-3pm, 3pm-10pm, 8am-4pm, 1pm-9pm and 2 admin days per week)

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.

The ideal Assistant Service Manager looks like this:

Work with your Service Manager to use management information to make sound business decisions.
Has knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication systems e.g. Makaton skills.
Understands the balance between keeping the person safe and positive risk taking.
Maintain an understanding of the social care sector and how it impacts on areas of responsibility and the organisation.
Assist the Service Manager to encourage a solutions led culture.
Maintain a practical knowledge of policies and procedures and ensure appropriate usage.
Effectively recruit, develop and manage employees in a fair and consistent manner.
Work with your Service Manager to reinforce a culture of continuous improvement (through analysis of information and data provided).
Act as the Service Manager in their absence.
Level 3 diploma or equivalent experience.

If you would like to know more details about the role, please have a look at the role profile.

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 skillsneeded. 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 programme.
And more.