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Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.

If you are looking for your next social care role, long-term stability, career growth and a feel-good reward, then this is the role for you, and we would love to hear from you!

We have a unique opportunity which has become available for a Service Manager to join our support teams across 4 services located in Fulbourn on the outskirts of Cambridge, Saffron Walden and Bury St Edmunds.

There are a variety of support needs across the services including learning disability, Autism, and Physical disabilities. All the services support between 3-6 people in each service and there are 13 individuals across the services. Due to the locations of the services, the ability to travel is essential.

In this role you will motivate and inspire your team to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching, and leadership by example. Acting as a role model you will empower the people we support to have active and fulfilling lives aligned with their needs and aspirations. You will be responsible for transitions of the people we support, Rotas', support plans, managing budgets, and monthly reports as well as recruitment, development and management of staff. On call duties will also be included.

Due to the role, a majority of the working week will be Monday-Friday 9-5; however, there is some flexibility to adjust these hours across the week to suit the service. There could be some occasional evening and weekend work where you will need to observe practices and ensure standards are being maintained across the services.

Our ideal Service Manager looks like this!

Experience managing or supervising a supported living or residential/registered service
Experience supporting people who have learning disabilities, complex needs and/or ABI.
Have a genuine desire to help, develop and maintain high quality service provision for the people we support in this service appropriate to their assessed needs.
Have the skills and commitment to coaching and developing a new team, with an emphasis on Practice Leadership to develop and align best practices.
Understands the balance between keeping people safe and positive risk taking.
Has knowledge of the legal framework that apply in this service (e.g. DoLS, capacity and best interest requirements).
Qualification to NVQ level 3, QCE level 5 or be willing to obtain this.
Able to look at budgets and financial information to support the service remain financially viable.Your values should match ours:

Respect: We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.
Excellence: We don't settle for okay, we are determined to achieve more.
Integrity: We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.
Pride: The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.For more details about the role, please have a look at the role profile.

Benefits you can expect:

£34,000 per annum
31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing after to 2 years' service and after 5 years' service.
High quality training that supports your career development.
Paid enhanced DBS check.
Flexible working.
Shopping discount via Blue Light Card and The Bene£its website.
Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
Free and confidential 24/7 access to a health portal, counselling and support.
Recommend a Friend scheme - earn up to £500.About us:

Avenues Group is a specialist charity provider of supported living, residential care and outreach services for people with autism, learning disability and complex needs.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be an active citizen and engaged in the community where they live. We work across Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Shropshire.

We know that well-supported people support people well, and we invest in our employees so everyone can thrive. We offer excellent career and development opportunities across the organisation.

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You'll become part of our strong Avenues community, which is there to support you each day.

As part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident Scheme", candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

We're there for you, from your first conversation with our recruitment team, to day one of your induction, and throughout your career.

Apply or get in touch with us today - we look forward to hearing from you.

Interviews will take place ad hoc and so the role may close earlier than stated

Benefits: plus benefits