Assistant Manager – North

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• Ivy Cottage Ackton Lane North Featherstone
  
  WF7 6HP

Make a real difference every day – Join Ivy Care as an Assistant Manager!

Are you passionate about supporting others to have the best quality of life possible? Does a role that could be the next step on your path to a manager’s job sound like the move for you?

Ivy Care are recruiting an Assistant Manager at our Ivy Cottage service in North Featherstone, offering a competitive salary of £30,000 and Monday‑Friday working hours.

· You will be a hands‑on, visible and approachable leader

· Supporting the Registered Manager in the day‑to‑day running of the service

· A key part of this role is leading the Ivy Cottage staff team: motivating, inspiring and coaching them to be the best they can be to offer the best quality support possible to the people we support

· Lead supervisions, develop risk assessments and produce person‑centred plans

· Create and oversee staff rotas to meet the needs of the people we support

· Occasional shifts will be required to stay connected with the people we support and their needs. You will also join the management on‑call rota, so a driving licence and car are essential.

· You should have strong experience working with adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism and other complex needs

· Be a positive and confident manager who can lead by example

· Hold or be willing to work towards an NVQ level 5

· Be passionate about making a meaningful difference to the standards of the service and the lives of the people we support

Situated on our North Featherstone site are two buildings (Ivy Cottage and Ivy Croft) totalling 14 beds and supporting individuals with a variety of learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs.

· Fully funded Level 5 Health & Social Care qualification

· Blue Light Card with 15,000+ discounts

· Paid mandatory training and development days

· Clear career progression opportunities

· Outstanding support from an experienced leadership team

· Long service awards

· Pension scheme

· Free on‑site parking

As Assistant Manager, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the culture of the service—promoting independence, wellbeing and high‑quality support every single day.

If you’re excited by the chance to support an incredible team, champion high‑quality care and be part of something truly meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.

Ivy Cottage is ready for its next chapter – could you be the one to help lead the way? If you have management experience in a learning disabilities environment, share our values and want to make a positive impact in the lives of the people we support, then we would love to hear from you.

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• Ivy Cottage Ackton Lane North Featherstone
  
  WF7 6HP

• 20‑22 Doncaster Road Ferrybridge Pontefract WF
  11 8NT