Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things, we know that well-supported people support people well, which makes them want to do their very best for the people we support, and achieve our vision.
We have an exciting opportunity to join the team at our service Glebe Cottage based in Virginia Water, Surrey.
Our service is a registered care home, supporting adults who have learning disabilities, behaviours that challenge, communication difficulties and pica. The location is walkable distance to the train station, shops and amenities.
The role will include working alongside the Service Manager in the day to day running of this service including:
- Management and coordination of support hours and rota’s.
- Effectively recruit, develop and manage employees in a fair and consistent manner.
- Assist the Service Manager to encourage a solutions led culture.
- Day to day support including personal care, cooking, cleaning and administering medication.
- Act as the Service Manager in their absence.
- Establish and maintain effective relationships and networks, internally and externally.
The ideal Assistant Service Manager looks like this!
- Has a genuine desire to help, develop and maintain high quality service provision for the people we support in this service appropriate to their assessed needs.
- Experience of working with individuals with various learning disabilities and complex health needs.
- Have experience managing small to medium staff teams within social care.
- Good organisational skills and time management.
- Ideally hold a full valid driving license and access to own vehicle.
- Be flexible to work across a 7 day rota completing shifts when required (7am-1:30pm, 7am-6pm, 1:30pm-9pm, 3:30pm-10pm, 8:45pm-7:15am and sleep INS 10pm-7am; subject to change)
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.
If you would like to know more details about the role, please have a look at the role profile!
Why to join us!
We will support you with excellent training, ongoing coaching and other benefits.
We’re there for you, from your first conversation with our recruitment team, to day one of your induction, and throughout your career.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re driven by strong ethics, and invest everything back into our staff and the people we support, and you’ll become part of the strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.
Benefits you can expect!
- 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.
- Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal and employee assistance programme.
- And more.
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.
