Assistant Locality Manager in Bridgwater

Are you considering the next step in your health and social care career? Want to keep making a difference while developing yourself? Discovery are currently recruiting for an Assistant Outreach Manager to join our team across Yeovil and Bridgwater.

The Assistant Outreach Manager will support the manager and their team of Community Connectors in a variety of ways, delivering the highest possible care of person-centred support to the people we support, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures, assisting with rota planning and shift management, using different IT systems to ensure full compliance in H&S checks, managing their time effectively across two locations, and working alongside the Regional Manager to ensure that colleagues are supported and managed effectively in line with the company values. Acting up as manager when the Regional Manager is unavailable to ensure safe running of the outreach service and compliance is maintained.

This is a diverse and exciting role, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Support the Regional Manager with the smooth operation of the service, including rota management, reviewing and updating support plans, and assisting with the recruitment and development of a team of Community Connectors.
• Work with relatives, healthcare professionals, and external agencies to ensure that the needs and interests of the people we support are met and upheld.
• Serve as a role model to a team of Community Connectors, demonstrating excellent practices of support.

To be considered as an Assistant Locality Manager you will need:

• Experience of working with people with a wide range of needs - for example, autism and complex learning disabilities.
• The ability to prioritise workload, manage your own time, delegate tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Up-to-date knowledge of the personalisation agenda and Active Support provision.
• The personality to develop positive working relationships across Discovery - including the people we support, their families, internal colleagues, and external agencies.
• Have or be willing to work towards a Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care/Leadership and Management for Care Services.

Discovery are committed to developing skills and rewarding our staff. We offer:

• A salary of £30808.69 per annum (based on 37.5 hrs per week).
• 30 days' annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays).
• Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets, and meals out.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons paid for by us and a Theory and Practical test).
• Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Great Induction and training opportunities including Diploma in Health & Social Care.
• A salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.

Discovery exists to help each person we support to live a fulfilling life, to be equal in society, and to be active in his or her local community. That means being able to have choice and control in life, making friends and having relationships, finding and developing skills and interests, managing a home, voting, staying healthy, and pursuing employment or volunteering opportunities. If you think you can help the people we support get more from life, we want to hear from you.

If you would like to be a part of our team and if you feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below - upload your CV and we will be in touch. You could soon be making a positive difference every day.

This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery. If a driving licence is required for this role you will need to produce a copy of the driving licence at the onboarding stage. Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.