Female Deputy Service Manager (3 years Fixed Term Contract), Luton, Bedfordshire

Female Deputy Service Manager (3 years Fixed Term Contract)

Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.

ABOUT THE DEPUTY MANAGER ROLE

This is an exciting new opportunity as we expand our services in the Luton area with a new service. We are looking for a Deputy Service Manager to play a vital role in leading and supporting the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed services to residents and participants. Working alongside the Service Manager, you will help shape a psychologically informed environment that promotes recovery, rehabilitation, and reablement. This is a leadership role where you will empower and develop frontline staff, ensuring services meet and exceed expectations.

This new service will provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for women facing sexual exploitation and substance dependency – a place they can truly call home. The service will engage with women who are sexually exploited and are facing homelessness due to multiple forms of exclusion, such as historical or ongoing abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, mental health challenges, drug and/or alcohol dependency, and who are engaging in survival sex or sex work, enduring high levels of violence and coercion. These are women who often find themselves repeatedly going through the accommodation pathway and have exhausted all other available options.

Shift/Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, shift patterns to be confirmed but may include Monday to Sunday working including evenings and bank holidays. You will also take part in our out of hours on-call duty for managers.

What are we looking for from a Deputy Service Manager?

• Due to the nature of this service and there being an occupational requirement, we are only able to employ female workers – the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector; desirable is the understanding of the challenges the women face within this service.
• Experience of working with and engaging with diverse groups of people from varying backgrounds.
• IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software.
• Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with mental health issues, addiction, exploitation, homelessness, and within the criminal justice system.

What we offer:

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service.
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling.
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Annual Staff Awards.

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement, and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people\’s own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

For Recruitment related enquiries, or if you need support with making your application for example due to learning needs or a disability, please email recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk or call our central office on 020 3668 9270 to request a call back. Please note that this will take you through to our Central Administration team, who will then communicate your enquiry with us and we will arrange to call you back.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship; please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

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