Assistant Locality Manager

Are you considering the next step in your health and social care career? Want to keep making a difference while developing yourself? Discovery are currently recruiting for an Assistant Locality Manager to join our team in Bridgwater. About the role: This is a diverse and exciting role, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Support the Locality Manager with the smooth operation of the service, including rota management, reviewing and updating support plans and assisting with the recruitment and development of a team of Support Workers.
• Work with relatives, healthcare professionals and external agencies to ensure that the needs and interests of the people we support are met and upheld.
• Serve as a role model to a team of Support Workers, demonstrating excellent practices of support.
  
  Experience of working with people with a wide range of needs - for example, autism and complex learning disabilities
• The ability to prioritise workload, manage your own time, delegate tasks and meet deadlines.
• Up-to-date knowledge of the personalisation agenda and Active Support provision.
• The personality to develop positive working relationships across Discovery - including the people we support, their families, internal colleagues and external agencies.
• Have or be willing to work towards a Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care/Leadership and Management for Care Services.
  
  Discovery exists to help each person we support to live a fulfilling life, to be equal in society and to be active in his or her local community. That's a big deal. It means being able to have choice and control in life. It means choosing to go out or to stay in, making friends and having relationships, finding and developing skills and interests. It also means managing a home, voting, staying healthy and being able to pursue employment or volunteering opportunities. If you think you can help the people we support get more from life, we want to hear from you.
  
  A salary of £29025.40 per annum (based on 37.5 hrs per week)
• 30 days' annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays
• Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets and meals out
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Supported 'Learn to Drive' scheme (up to 30 driving lessons paid for by us and a Theory and Practical test)
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Great Induction and training opportunities including Diploma in Health & Social Care.
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.