Service Manager – (Enablement Manager) West Dorset

Location: West Dorset

Employment type: Permanent – Full time

Driving License required – must have access to own vehicle

The role

At PBS4 we are proud that our Enablement Managers hold significant accountability and opportunity for their support living provisions. As an Enablement Manager you will have a wide range of responsibilities across several different supported living settings. You will not only be helping the people we support live a fulfilled life, but you will also act as a role model and supervisor for your team. Coaching and mentoring them to ensure that the person you support is provided with excellent, person centred care, which is safe and in-line with our policies and procedures.

Responsibilities will include people management, compliance, legislation and finance. You will ensure the provision of high quality, individualised, support. You will develop good working practices. A key element of this role is adopting a proactive approach to ensure relationships are built with key parties, such as local authorities, stakeholders, friends and family of the person you support, as well as within your team.

About you

This is a demanding role for someone who is ready to step up and take their leadership and management skills to the next level. You need to have a Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership for Health and Social Care or equivalent. Experience of supervising and managing a team is essential. You will thrive working under pressure and be able to meet deadlines. You will need to demonstrate you understand your legal responsibilities, meet all the fundamental standards and know what to do to ensure a service is not only compliant, but exceptional.

Position Competences/requirements:

• You will need to have excellent communication skills, self-drive and the want to seek.
• Enablement Managers will need to have their Level 5 in Leadership and Management within Social Care or be working towards this.
• Must be a driver with their own use of vehicle.
• Be able to participate in sleep-in arrangements where service needs dictate.
• Significant experience of working with individuals who have Autism – Learning Disabilities, Mental Health or risk of offending behaviours.
• Have basic IT competency, the ability to use Microsoft Office, complete e-learning modules and fill out forms.
• To have experience in supporting/working with people with learning disabilities and/or Autism or behaviours that may challenge.
• To have experience in Managing/Leading a Team within social care or similar.
• Able to work flexibly and be able to participate in the on-call system.

Why work for us

• Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued.
• Have support from an experienced management and clinical team.
• Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support.
• Have training opportunities that enhance your career development.

Benefits include 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st April, following your 1 year anniversary with PBS4, in-house paid induction training followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching, and mentoring. Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme and access to various other benefits through our Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and get £300 for every successful person you refer.

About PBS4

PBS4 is a values led social care organisation, providing Neurodisability Services to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or behaviours that may challenge. We support people living in their own homes, with their own tenancies, and we utilise Positive Behaviour Support as the framework for the support we provide.

We are a medium-sized organisation supporting people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Somerset, and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of around 400 employees and rapidly growing. The people we support overcome huge challenges every day to achieve exciting things. Some may be big, some may be smaller, but we are committed to celebrating all of these! We are committed to leading by example in how 21st Century clinical support for people with learning disabilities should look. We aim to raise the bar of Positive Behaviour Support in social care!

Role Type

Pay Rate 35000 GBP – 40000 GBP (Annum)

Company Overview

PBS4 provides support to enable people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to have independent lives and to live in their own home. Our approach is underpinned by Positive Behaviour Support. Positive Behaviour Support is an approach mostly used to support people with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge others. The goal is to shift the focus away from reducing challenging behaviour to understanding what that behaviour means and supporting people to get what they need better.