Deputy Manager

Come and meet us: Wednesday 25th April 11am - 4pm

John Paul II Centre, The Causeway, Bicester OX26 6AW

Would you like the opportunity to make a real difference by helping somebody with Autism to achieve something extraordinary?

You may have thought about how rewarding it could be if you could manage a service the right way with the right values and cultures embedded at the very heart of it. Well now you can!

SeeAbility provides extraordinary support and champions better eye care for people with learning disabilities and autism, many of whom have sight loss. We encourage people with disabilities to challenge what they expect from life, from themselves and from wider society. The people we support overcome huge barriers to achieve exciting new things every day: some big, some small, all extraordinary.

We are looking for an experienced Deputy or senior support worker who is ready to take that next step to join us and assist with the setup and on-going management of a new Supported Living service, supporting for 6 people who will be moving into their own accommodation, in Bicester.

Supporting the Service Manager and working in partnership with our consultant behaviour analysts and a multidisciplinary team you'll champion skilful interactions and involvement in person-centred planning and partnership working which is both safe, maximises choice and control, and identifies outcomes that improve the quality of everyday life. This will include ensuring that support plans are relevant and responding to the needs of the individuals, and the team are accessing the right training and partnerships are promoted to support the social and health needs of the individual tenants.

To be successful in this role you'll be truly passionate about the provision of exceptional and person centred support. You'll be a strong motivator with great supervisory skills and will seek new ways of working by thinking outside of the box and being creative with solutions. You'll take personal responsibility for the quality of care and support delivered to the people we support, both by yourself and your team, always striving to do what is right by them. Experience of working with people who have learning dissabilities 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.

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience and skills or come and see as at our open day on Wednesday the 25th of April from 11 - 4pm

Interested? Don't hesitate! Click "apply" now!

Please note due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the role closing you should assume you have not been successful.