Service Manager (Epilepsy)

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SDR Care is a growing business with care homes situated on the South Coast. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and we are committed to the UK Living Wage Foundation. We aim to continuously train and develop our staff to enable them to reach their full potential within our collaborative and supportive team.

Are you an experienced Service Manager with a passion for supporting individuals with epilepsy? Join our dynamic team at our soon to be newly established service in the Worthing area. We are embarking on an exciting growth journey, with plans to open more homes locally and expand our supported living services. This expansion brings tremendous career development opportunities for the successful candidate. We are seeking a dedicated professional who is eager to progress their career while playing a vital role in the growth of our already thriving business. If you're committed to making a meaningful difference and want to be part of a supportive, innovative team, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for a leader who can inspire a team while ensuring the highest levels of care for our service user. Our service will operate 24/7, supporting one individual with a dedicated team of eleven staff members, including five waking night support workers.

You will be working with a vibrant and clever young man. They communicate their needs clearly and bring smiles to everyone around them. Despite facing complex health challenges they are full of life and love engaging with others through play, banter, and positive interactions. They adore the outdoors, water play, music, and trampolining. Their family means the world to them and routine helps them thrive. They are very eager to enjoy life to its fullest!

Working hours are 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday with on call duties. Flexibility is key, as some weekend work will be required to support this service as it gets established.

We are seeking candidates with ideally 3 years of experience leading a care team and a valid NMC registration. Significant experience working with adults with learning and/or physical disabilities, including autism and complex needs is essential.

Our Values form an integral part of our business and as such we would seek applicants that can demonstrate:

Kindness, Dignity & Respect

Integral to the culture of our Company; treat people with kindness, dignity, and respect then our work will be rewarding and fulfilling.

Calmness

Every decision we make is better when made with a calm and composed approach; calmness helps us to manage the challenges and demands we face.

Creativity

Embrace creativity to find innovative solutions in our work.

Responsibility

Take responsibility for our own actions, attitude, impact, and career development.

Are you:

• passionate about providing the highest quality care
• a caring and supportive person
• aspiring to grow your career
• a driver with a Full clean UK Driving Licence and access to a car
• RN qualified and have evidence of NMC Registration
• resilient and calm
• an excellent role model

In return you can expect:

• a salary of £40,000 per year.
• the equivalent of 31 days holiday (pro-rata) including bank holidays
• the opportunity to earn annual bonus, based on company performance
• a company pension scheme, where eligible
• Group life insurance of 4 x salary (following a successful probation period)
• Private Medical cover (following completion of probation and subject to satisfactory underwriting)
• a collaborative and supportive induction process
• continuing professional development
• Company sick pay (following a successful probation period)
• Excellent support from management
• Career development opportunities
• Private Medical Insurance (following successful completion of probation)
• Employee referral bonus of £500 for you and the person who referred you; payable in two instalments (terms & conditions apply)

Should you be successful, we will contact you to complete an online Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) on acceptance of your offer letter.