We have a great opportunity in our person-centred services in Great Tey and Clacton for a permanent Assistant Service Manager. It is the perfect opportunity if you are looking to increase your management knowledge and experience.
You will primarily be supporting the Service Manager to lead and motivate our team of support workers whilst ensuring KPI’s and compliance standards are met. Using your existing experience as well as developing new skills; undertaking agreed management tasks that will support and develop the teams across both services. We are looking for someone with fresh ideas who is energetic, passionate, and trustworthy as well as someone who is forward thinking and has the confidence to make difficult decisions under pressure.
As part of your role you will, at times, be required to support within the service acting as a role model to our team of support workers, by demonstrating good practices. You would be on shift 3 days and office duties 2 days. In emergencies you could potentially cover shifts in the evenings/weekends.
You will need to be able to demonstrate Mencap’s core values in all that you do. You will also need to demonstrate your professionalism, ability to work under pressure, priorities your workload and follow Mencap policies and procedures.
If you know how to lead and inspire people, enjoy developing a team working culture, have excellent communication skills and an ambition to succeed, personally contributing to the work Mencap does to support people with a learning disability we would love to hear from you!
* An enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate
Job ID: 36404