Service Manager - Learning Disabilities

Your new company:We are looking to recruit a passionate, motivated and confident individual for a full-time Service Manager in the Neath area within a supported living, female-only setting. Supporting a small bed home with a max of 3 residents with learning difficulties, you will be working closely with both a tight-nit group of support workers and the residents themselves, growing a relationship and bond with the families, residents and staff.

Your new role:As the service manager, you will be managing a team of support workers who will be working closely with the residents to manage their needs. Your time will be split with helping our support workers with day to day growing relationships with the residents, alongside providing leadership and management to a team of support workers within the setting, ensuring all training and administration is up-to-date, requiring you to potentially work evenings, weekends and sometimes overnight.

What you will need to succeed:You will need to have previous experience in the social care sector, supporting adults with learning disabilities and potentially challenging behaviour. As you will be leading a team of staff, you will need to have excellent communication skills and leadership characteristics, as well as be empathetic and supportive to the staff and residence. You will need to have a QCF Level 3 Health & Social Care and have the will and drive to continue with the Level 4 Health & Social Care, in which you will be fully supported within your job.
What you will get in return:

• Supportive Network from different settings to help you in your role.
• Free Training
• Support with progress into further education on advancing Health & Social Care qualifications, being put into college 1 day per week which is paid for!

What you need to do now:
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