Day Centre Manager - Sandbanks

About Us At Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It\’s about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
About The Role
Sandbanks Day Centre provides high quality care and support for vulnerable residents who have been assessed as requiring a building-based day provision.
Our aim is to make a positive and meaningful difference to the residents attending our day provision by providing a programme that meets needs and is innovative and individualised in its delivery.
We are looking for a Day Centre Manager who is a compassionate and innovative leader, who embraces high quality personalised care and is committed to helping us develop and deliver our vision.
For the right candidate, this is a unique opportunity to take your career to the next level and to change the lives of people living in the borough. If you share this vision of excellent social care practice, we want to hear from you.
About The Team You’ll Be Working In
As a team, we value diversity in its broadest sense. We\’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves, give of their best and reach their full potential. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to better understand our communities and deliver the best services for our residents.
As the Day Centre Manager your key objectives will be to:

• Lead the service and empower the team to achieve the highest standards of care, support, and safeguarding.
• Drive the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the day service.
• Mentor and support staff to deliver high quality, person-centred care aligned with the Adult Social Care vision.
• Develop and implement innovative, evidence based approaches that achieve positive outcomes, championing a programme of meaningful and therapeutic activities that meet diverse needs and promote independence.
• Ensure the service remains safe, innovative, and compliant with all regulatory requirements.
• Build strong, respectful relationships with residents, families, professionals and partners to positive effect.
• Lead by example in promoting inclusion and professional excellence.

Essential For The Role

• Demonstrable management experience within a health or social care setting
• Relevant Health and Social Care/ management/ leadership qualification
• Enhanced DBS
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Day services currently operate Monday to Friday, with the management team working shifts between 8:00am to 5:30pm.
About You
The top 5 things about you that are most important:

• Proven Leadership and Management Experience
• Demonstrable management experience within a Health or Social Care setting, with the ability to provide proactive, visible, and supportive leadership.
• Able to empower and motivate staff to consistently deliver high standards of care and support.
• Experience Working with Vulnerable Residents
• Proven track record of working sensitively and effectively with vulnerable individuals.
• Ability to secure positive outcomes that respect cultural diversity and empower residents’ individual needs.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of safeguarding principles and practice, applying these effectively to protect adults at risk, ensuring safety, dignity, and compliance.
• Quality Assurance and Health & Safety Competence
• Experience in quality assurance processes and Health and Safety management, including conducting risk assessments, medication, manual handling, and overseeing personal care standards.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing with a range of partners and stakeholders.
• Skilled in assessments, reviews, care planning, and managing HR-related matters.
• Strong Organisational and IT Skills
• Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise own workload effectively, meeting deadlines and working with minimal supervision.
• Competent in managing service resources cost-effectively and delivering personalised care
• Proficient in IT, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

If this role resonates with you, we’d love you to put in an application.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
Email:
Telephone: 07989 348958
Interviews for this job will be held on Thursday 2 October 2025, in person.
About
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
Email:
Telephone: 07989 348958
Interviews for this job will be held on Thursday 2 October 2025, in person. #J-18808-Ljbffr