Service Manager

<p><strong>£30,000 per annum plus essential car user allowance and excellent benefits</strong><span style="font-size: medium"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><strong>37.5 hours per week </strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><strong></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">We are looking for a Service Manager with United Response based in Chipping Campden, overseeing services in North Cotswolds & Stratford upon Avon.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><strong>Who we are</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><strong></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">United Response is a leading national charity providing support to young people and adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs. We believe in championing the right of disabled people to live, work, socialise and participate in the community, free of discrimination and unnecessary boundaries. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"><strong style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.3333px; text-align: justify;">Making it happen- your Role.</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt">We have an opportunity for a Service Manager to join us on a 37.5 hours per week permanent basis, leading a team of 22, across 7 services and supporting over 9 individuals. This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop United Response’s reputation as an outstanding provider in the area.  Leading good practice and developing excellence in service, you will provide management support whilst supporting people to build community relationships.</p><p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;" lang="EN">You will maintain and enhance our high standards and build strong working relationships with our customers, regulators and other important stakeholders. This will include taking direct management responsibility for referrals, health and safety, compliance issues and financial control. You will also play an important strategic role in defining, developing and implementing our growth plans.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify"></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">To be a great Service Manager, you will need to hold a minimum NVQ level 3 in Social Care Management or equivalent with proven experience within social care at a management level. You must have a positive attitude towards issues of learning disability and mental health and a comprehensive understanding of these issues in practice. With the ability to act as lead practitioner and develop the team’s skills via supervision and on the job coaching, you will have the aptitude to respond to the needs of a 24 hour service to include on call arrangements and a need to provide management cover when required and therefore a flexible approach is essential. </span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">The benefits-</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">Essential car user allowance</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">25 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays) , which increases after 3 and 5 years service </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">pension contribution</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">Childcare vouchers</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small">Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">We look forward to receiving your application.</span></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"></p>