Deputy Service Manager

3 weeks ago


Shefford, United Kingdom HF Trust Full time

Deputy Service Manager - Shefford, Bedfordshire

Location Shefford Discipline: Job type: Salary: £28,619 per annum Job ref: 020282 Published: 7 days ago Expiry date: 30 Aug 2024 23:59

Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated manager, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?

As a  Deputy Service Manager  at Hft youll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Supporting the Service Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.

Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.

As the Deputy Service Manager you will support the CQC registered manager to oversee a residential service providing the regulated activity of personal care to individuals within the Shefford site in Bedfordshire. 

Whats in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. Well give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

As a Gold standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to TELUS Health the worlds biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.

We offer

Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)

Wage incentives: 10% overtime allowance, 20% Bank Holiday allowance, 50% for key dates over Christmas.

Training: Access to award winning training and development

Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app

Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.

Discounted mobile phone contracts. As an Hft employee, youll be able to take advantage of Vodafones Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.

Care Friends: Employee referral app earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.

Free life assurance 3 x your annual salary

Family friendly policies term time only contracts, part time, annualised and compressed hours. Generous return to work bonus following maternity leave

and more

About the role

Alongside the Service 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. You will support the Service Manager to manage and ensure the delivery of the services key quality and safety priorities by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the residential activity/service. You will also have delegated responsibility for the direct supervision and line management of a team of support workers. 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.

A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is preffered for the role.

About you

You will have significant, recent experience at a front-line management level in field of learning disabilities in regulated services which may have included being a Registered Manager You will have knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to adults with learning disabilities, CQC regulations and Health and Safety issues. You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role. ​​​​​​​ You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care or hold a level 3 diploma and be willing to undertake this level 5 apprenticeship qualification within an agreed reasonable timescale of 18 months as part of a development plan You will have the ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance

If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life then this is the role for you.

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​​​​​​​For more information on the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description & person spec.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.



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