Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.
Come on an amazing journey with us! We are looking for an experienced Assistant Service Manager to join our brand new team working at our service in the village of Radlett, near St Albans in Hertfordshire.
This exciting new service is home to adults with a learning disability and potentially other associated support needs living in three newly refurbished bungalows.
You and your team will be supporting them to live as independently as possible in the community and help them to create their own home.
You will have the amazing opportunity to make a wonderful impact on people's lives and support the Service Manager to lead a great team who you will support on shifts as part of the role, receiving full support from the beginning of your journey with us. Each bungalow has an Assistant Service Manager as well as a Support Worker staff team and a Service Manager oversees all 3 bungalows.
We just ask that you share our values and you have a fun, positive and can do attitude!
Our 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.
- Driver with full UK valid driving licence essential - ability to travel to the service location and drive the service vehicle/s.
For more details about the role, please have a look at the role profile.
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.
Benefits you can expect!
- Early Pay - ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish.
- 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.
- Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card and The Bene£its website.
- Recommend a friend scheme - earn up to £500.
- Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal, counselling and support.
About us:
Avenues Group is a specialist charity provider of supported living, residential care and outreach services for people with autism, learning disability and complex needs.
We know that well-supported people support people well, and we invest in our employees so everyone can thrive. We offer excellent career and development opportunities across the organisation.
You'll become part of our strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.
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're there for you, from your first conversation with our recruitment team, to day one of your induction, and throughout your career.
Apply or get in touch with us today - we look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found or experiencing a high volume of applications. Interviews will take place on an ad hoc basis.
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