Ready to lead in supported living? Join us as Deputy Service Manager and help adults with complex needs achieve greater independence.
Deputy Service Manager
Location: Chipstead, Surrey, CR5 3QW
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working pattern: Five days per week across Monday to Sunday, including participation in the on call rota and night spot checks where required
Lead a team. Help people build more independent lives.
Are you an experienced care professional looking for a leadership role where you can support colleagues, improve service quality and make a lasting difference?
Transforming Support is looking for a Deputy Service Manager to help lead its large supported living service in Chipstead. You will work closely with the Registered Manager, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and other complex needs.
This is a practical, people focused leadership role. You will guide the team, oversee daily operations and help ensure every person receives support that reflects their individual strengths, choices and aspirations.
This is a full time, permanent position, and we welcome applications from both men and women.
Benefits include: A discretionary £1,000 annual bonus, 28 days’ annual leave including bank holidays and a fully funded enhanced DBS check.
About Transforming Support
Transforming Support provides person centred supported living and outreach services for adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs across the UK.
Our vision is to help people live quality lives, achieve their goals and exercise choice and control. We recognise individual strengths and work to create an environment where both the people we support and our colleagues can thrive.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting the Registered Manager with daily service operations and the operational management of the staff team.
- Guiding, supporting and motivating colleagues to deliver consistently high standards.
- Providing visible, approachable leadership and clear direction within a busy supported living service.
- Working with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to coordinate effective support.
- Promoting person centred, recovery focused approaches to wellbeing.
- Supporting assessments, new placements and safe transitions into the service.
- Maintaining high standards of quality and governance through audits and Service Improvement Plans.
- Helping shape decisions about staffing, service development and improvements.
- Working with the Registered Manager to monitor budgets and use resources effectively.
- Participating in the on call rota and carrying out night spot checks where required.
About you
You will have experience managing or supervising a team and supporting adults with autism or learning disabilities.
We are looking for someone who brings:
- The confidence to provide clear operational leadership.
- A supportive approach to guiding and motivating colleagues.
- Experience developing services that respond to the needs of local communities.
- Experience building productive partnerships with other organisations.
- Strong communication, organisation and decision making skills.
- A clear commitment to person centred support, dignity and independence.
- The ability to balance daily priorities with longer term service improvements.
- Flexibility to work the required pattern, including on call responsibilities and night spot checks where required.
You must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
What you’ll get
- £32,000 per annum.
- A full time, permanent position.
- Discretionary £1,000 annual bonus.
- 28 days’ annual leave including bank holidays.
- Fully funded enhanced DBS check.
- Pension scheme.
- Discounts on food and drink, health, beauty and more.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Full training, ongoing development and progression opportunities.
- Support from an experienced management team.
- The opportunity to develop your leadership experience alongside a Registered Manager.
- A role where you can directly influence service quality, team performance and the lives of the people you support.
How to apply
If you have experience leading a team within adult social care and are ready to take greater responsibility for service quality, colleagues and the lives of the people you support, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply with an up to date CV. Suitable applicants will be contacted about the next stage of the recruitment process.
No agencies, please.
