Day Centre Manager - Learning Disabilities

Posted on 20/11/2024

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West Essex - Harlow

Day Centre - Management

£28,000- £32,000 per annum

Permanent

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Day Centre Manager - Learning Disabilities

About The Role

Salary: £28,000-£32,000 per annum

Location: Harlow Day Centre

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30

Contract: Permanent

Are you an experienced leader in the care industry looking for your next step in a Monday-Friday role with genuine work-life balance?

ECL are looking for a Day Centre Manager to take on the leadership of our Harlow Learning Disabilities Day Centre.

Supporting the Lead Manager, you will be overseeing and developing a day service with community-based support for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. With direct line management responsibility of a team of Support Workers, you will run a safe and effective service whilst leading the team to deliver person-centred support to our customers. You will be a strong leader, championing our goal of helping people live as independently as possible in their local community.

Experience working with vulnerable people and a passion for promoting independence and customer choice will equip you for developing customer pathways and identifying opportunities for improvement, supporting the innovation and transformation of our services.

With operating hours of 08:30-16:30 Monday-Friday and no on-call responsibilities, this role offers flexibility and genuine work-life balance.

About You

To be considered as a Day Centre Manager, you need:

Knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable people and customers with a variety of needs
Excellent knowledge of Learning Disabilities Services
Evidence of continued professional development within the care sector
Demonstrable skills in supervising and monitoring employee performance
The ability to organise and set priorities, meeting multiple deadlines and evaluate assignments across service areas
To be capable of providing training, induction, and guidance
To be supportive of change, always showing flexibility and reliability
The ability to empathise and be understanding
Leadership experience in the care industry, as a Care Manager, Service Manager or similar
A full valid driving licence and vehicle to travel

What we can offer you as Day Centre Manager:

24 days annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, rising with service
Full paid induction
Ongoing training opportunities
Paid mileage when travelling
Free enhanced DBS check
Enhanced contributory pension scheme
Annual salary reviews and performance bonus
Healthcare support scheme
Discount on your favourite retail brands, restaurants, holidays, and more
Refer a friend scheme of £1500

Travel required across Essex to attend training, work at other centres, and in the community.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact our friendly Recruitment team on 03330 139 921

ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.

About Us

At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.

ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.

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