Deputy Support Manager

Doing Amazing Things Together

Are you passionate, dedicated, determined and looking for a fresh new challenge? Or an experienced Team Leader ready to take a step up?

We are looking for someone with a strong track record of sector based experience in a Senior post. This role will be crucial in ensuring we can continue our goal of making a difference everyday to those that we support.

This position is for a Deputy Support Manager, working across our locations in East and West Mendip.

You must be able to work flexibly, according to the needs of the organisation, and to have a regular presence in locations, this will include some weekends and evenings.You should be wiling to take part in the Local On-Call rota as required.

You will be a driver with access to a car.

**Your role will involve**:

- Assisting the Support Manager in the day to day delivery of high-quality, safe and person - centred support
- Assist with the preparation of risk assessments, support plans, health plans and person - centred support
- Building and maintain excellent working relationships with professionals, referrers and stakeholders, including, but not exclusive to commissioners, families, carers, staff, neighbours and the wider community
- Assist the Support Manager to improve the support people receive, identifying meaningful opportunities for involvement of people we support in shaping their life, their home and inputting into the organisation
- Lead by example and provide hands on support to people we support when required
- Actively promote a healthy lifestyle and enable people we support to participate in their chosen social, educational, leisure and sporting activities or employment opportunities, by providing information, advice and guidance in an accessible way
- Thrive in ensuring two-way communications are in place and proactively engage with mutli disciplinary teams providing meaningful outcomes for the people we support, including GPs, Social Workers, families, day opportunities and other key stakeholders
- Deputise for the Support Manager in their absence

**Affinity Trust is a charity organisation supporting people with learning disabilities to live in their own home and be part of their community.**

Why Join Us?

Because the people we support are at the heart of everything we do, we truly value our incredible staff & are committed to ensure they are fully supported.

**An Amazing Place to work**
- This is the best job - You will not find a more interesting and rewarding job, you will be making a genuine difference to someone's life
- Our values drive everything we do
- You will get the opportunity to work with some great colleagues and work as “one team”

**Rewards**
- Blue Light Card - All work and no play is not fun, so enjoy discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants, on travel and great days out, all provided at no cost to you
- Wagestream -An App that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, in advance of payday
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- 28 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays), which we increase the longer you are with us
- Life Assurance and Pension scheme
- A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members

**Development & Your Career**
- You will get a great Induction to your new team along with amazing training opportunities
- E-learning webinars
- Access to specialist care sector training, all fully paid for by us
- Loads of career progression opportunities

**We Value you**
- You are so important to us & we want you to really feel like part of the team - from day 1 you’ll have supportive management & a Buddy who will show you the ropes. You’ll also have full access to our online wellbeing centre
- We recognise our amazing staff in our 6 monthly Affinity Star Awards
- We hope you stay part of Affinity Trust & we celebrate that with Long Service Awards
- Your wellbeing & happiness will always be a priority, so you can access an excellent wellbeing programme, plus resources and a wellbeing champions network
- If all the above wasn’t enough you will receive ‘Thank You’ gift vouchers, be part of regular engagement surveys, attend regular forum meetings and can contribute to the staff newsletter, and to hear about the amazing work of your colleagues and the achievementsof the people we support

**Everyone is welcome**
- We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy