Service Manager

Do you have experience supporting people who have a learning disability? Join us as Service Manager to lead a team in Ampthill

You will be managing two Learning Centre's one in in Ampthill and the other in Bedford, 37.5 hours a week.

The Ampthill Learning Centre supports more than 40 adults, the Bedfordshire Learning Centre supports 50 adults, with learning disabilities across the week.

The team consists of a Deputy Manager, Senior Support Workers and Support Workers.

They also provide outreach support. David has a his own job but appreciates the support we provide with some of his domestic arrangements. Once a week we join him for a batch cooking session. Through this activity he learns new skills, doesn't have to worry about what he is going to eat on daily basis. Learning to cook for himself makes his money go further cutting out expensive takeaways and he is also eating a more health diet.

You'll lead both teams encouraging and mentoring them, completing supervisions and appraisals and ensuring staff have all the training and resources they need. You'll work with your team to keep support fresh, creative and genuinely person-centred.

Of course there will be the practical details such as overseeing the rota, completing risk assessments and support plans. You will be responsible for the service budget, and ensuring the site is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements as well as our internal processes.

You’ll develop constructive relationships with external professionals, social work teams, families, and the local community.

You'll have overall responsible for ensuring any staff vacancies are filled promptly, working with our internal recruitment team.

You will also be part of the area on-call system.

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“Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsor ships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding.”

You will have experience of supporting people with additional needs, ideally those with a learning disability. You will have managed a team.

You’ll be creative in your thinking and your approach to staff, the people we support and their families, able to inspire and motivate.

You'll need to be well-organised, with a good understanding of budgeting, and be IT-literate.

You must be a driver with a manual licence with your own transport
, as you will travel regularly between services in the area, as well as to meetings, conferences and training.

Mac Intyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since.

We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme Mac Intyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• Mac Intyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• Mac Intyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• Mac Intyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• Mac Intyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by Mac Intyre)

At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job.

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