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Cityworx are recruiting in partnership with leading care provider who are looking for a Service Manager in the Oxfordshire area. You will be managing our clients’ Supported Living services for adults with learning disabilities.
As a Service Manager, you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. You will be a role model to others through demonstrating excellent support to those we support and you will help the Regional Managers to coach, support and manage staff teams effectively. You will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those to help ensure they have the best staff teams offering great support services.
The purpose of the role is to assist the Regional Manager by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the registered service. You will also have the responsibility to manage the performance of your team; including your team’s delivery of care and support which promotes dignity, wellbeing and independence and a person-centred culture.
Alongside the Regional Manager, you are responsible and accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of clinical and personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice to the people supported in the service.
As a senior member of the team, you will promote and lead good practice at all times, doing all you can to make sure that the people we support and their colleagues come to no harm and that the people we support are satisfied with the level of support they receive by acting as an exemplary role model.
As a Service Manager, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. They provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts on a rota'd basis, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.
A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is essential for the role. You need to hold, or be working towards, a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (or equivalent)