Deputy Service Manager - Woodlands
Location: Horley, RH6 7DS
Salary: Up to £24,394.50 per annum.
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis.
Employment type: Full-time, Permanent.
- Develop professionally to achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, at no cost to you!
- 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service).
- Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants, and activities, plus eligibility for Blue Light Card discounts.
Please see below SeeAbility's extensive benefits and reward package!
Who will you be supporting?
Horley Support Services is a supported living service and offers purpose-built accessible accommodation for adults who have learning disabilities or are autistic.
We are looking for a passionate Deputy who is ready to take that next step, to join us and drive our mission to enable the people we support to achieve the extraordinary each and every day. The successful candidate will have achieved or be working towards their Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care and have gained some management experience.
About you
You will possess a positive and dependable outlook, be flexible to service requirements and able to take direction from the Service Manager.
Supporting the Service Manager and deputising for them in their absence you'll lead your team to provide extraordinary, person-centred support, which is safe and maximises choice, dignity, and independence as well as the achievement of individual goals, however small or large, each and every day.
Working in partnership with the people we support, their family, our specialist support teams and external agencies, you’ll champion skilful interactions, person-centred planning and partnership working to plan and implement professionally designed support plans that genuinely improve the quality of everyday life.
Acting as a role model and mentor to the team you’ll facilitate the use of collaborative working, sound judgment, and creative solutions to enable both them and the people we support to achieve individual goals and develop. You will manage staff performance, training and appraisals ensuring the team are equipped and motivated to deliver the best support possible.
To be successful in this role you’ll be truly passionate about the provision of exceptional and person-centred support. You’ll need to be an extraordinary leader with the ability to inspire, mentor and develop both your team and the people we support in achieving extraordinary outcomes. You will take personal responsibility for the quality of care and support delivered, both by yourself and your team, always striving to do what is right by the people we support.
Experience of working with people who have learning disabilities and/or visual impairment is also advantageous. In addition, you’ll possess a current driving licence with the ability to travel independently as required and be able to work flexibly to respond to the needs of the service and partake in on call to provide emergency support include evenings and weekends.
About us
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 220 years.
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible. Whether that is forming more friendships and relationships, enjoying new experiences and activities or finding employment.
Training and Development
At SeeAbility, we fully support your training and development. You will start with an extensive Induction programme and throughout your probationary period you will be equipped with face-to-face training, e-learning and guidance to support you whilst in your new role.
Your continued development is important to us, therefore, SeeAbility offer the means to progress your career, your way! You will learn and be supported in your role, and have the opportunity achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, which are funded by SeeAbility!
Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.
Safer Recruitment and Diversity
SeeAbility safeguards and promotes the welfare of the young people and adults we support. Therefore, we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate vetting checks prior to joining.
SeeAbility is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support.