At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead daily operations in a care home, ensuring quality service for residents.
- Company: Prestigious care company focused on mental health and learning disabilities.
- Benefits: 20 days holiday, free training, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a supportive team and opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable adults while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in care management and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Right Match Recruitment Group has the privilege to recruit on behalf of our very prestigious client based in Reading. We are recruiting for experienced and forward-thinking Service Manager. This is a full-time and permanent position working for a well-established care company in the field of mental health, learning disabilities, and autism. Very interesting and varied role with a scope for progression.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead and direct the day-to-day operational management of the home, ensuring that available resources are used effectively to enable the provision of a good quality service.
- Work closely with the Service Development Team, participating in the selection and compatibility of potential new residents, their assessment, and transition into the home if appropriate.
- Ensure that all service users have a dynamic support plan, which involves the person as far as is possible, takes account of that person's needs and aspirations, and is reviewed regularly.
- Hold responsibility for ensuring that the home operates in accordance with all statutory requirements, using the National Minimum Standards as a benchmark for good practice.
- Ensure that the home offers a safe environment geared to creating opportunities for the personal development of service users, taking into account practical, physical, and emotional needs.
- Take a lead role for risk analysis within the home, ensuring that appropriate assessments take place, and plans are put in place to minimise risk where necessary.
- Ensure that all steps are taken to maintain the health of people living within the home.
- Play a supporting role to Senior Managers regarding the Contract Monitoring process, providing reports and management information on the conduct of the home where this is necessary.
- Liaise with external agencies as appropriate, and ensure that contact between the staff team and those agencies is conducted in a professional manner.
- Work with the Personnel Department in supporting the recruitment and selection of staff, and assist the Area Manager in the formulation of staffing strategies, policies and procedures, and other pieces of managerial work as required.
The Successful Candidate for the role will have:
- The ability to keep calm under pressure.
- Confidence to work alone and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills.
- The passion to work with vulnerable adults.
- The desire and commitment to achieve high standards of safeguarding.
Benefits:
- 20 days holiday + bank holidays.
- Full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards.
- Dedicated learning & development programmes.
- Free training to achieve qualification in Social Care.
- DBS check.
- Free Employee Assistance Programme.
- Employee recognition schemes.
- Career progression within the company.
If interested please apply or contact Tom Kurczab at Right Match Recruitment Group.
Service Manager in Reading employer: Right Match Recruitment Group Limited
Right Match Recruitment Group Limited is an excellent employer for Private Client Solicitors, offering a supportive work environment in Swanley that fosters autonomy and professional growth. With a competitive salary, hybrid working options, generous holiday allowance, and a pension scheme, employees are encouraged to develop their own practice while being part of a respected firm that values attention to detail and client care.
Contact Details:
Right Match Recruitment Group Limited Recruitment Team
