Service Manager

Job Title: Service Manager

Location: High Wycombe Supported Living, High Wycombe

Hours: Full-time – 37 hours per week

Pay: £44,000 per year

Are you interested in working for a charity that has been changing the lives of older people and those with learning disabilities and dementia for over 25 years?

We’d love to hear from you!

The Fremantle Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join our team on a full-time basis, based at our service in High Wycombe.

Supported living is a concept that supports people to live independently who may still require help with personal care. The Fremantle Trust provide innovative and person-centred care for adults with a learning disability through a tailored support programme. Our fundamental principle is to give every single person we support the toolkit they need to live life to the full and as independently as possible. The people we support live in their own homes which may mean shared housing, individual flats and general community housing.

With previous experience of the care sector and effective people management skills, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate their commitment to delivering the Trust values and aims. 

Our ideal candidate 

· A minimum of 5 years’ experience of working as registered manager within a nursing home or Supported Living Service

· Proven experience of managing large teams of internal staff

· Proven experience of managing commercial budgets, driving occupancy and fee management 

· Strong ability to build relationships internally with staff and residents and their families 

· Experience of working successfully with stakeholders and CQC 

· A nursing background is desirable but not essential 

· Holds a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle 

In addition to a competitive salary this role also includes: 

Holiday entitlement of up to 29 days plus Bank Holidays 

Lifetime benefits, including Life Assurance and Pension Scheme 

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). 

Lifestyle discount vouchers, including money off holidays, food, fashion and sport. 

Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. 

About Us 

Established since 1992, we’re a charity and not-for-profit organisation that provides first class care and support for older people and adults with learning disabilities. Today, we have approx. 1,500 staff supporting over 1,100 residents at services across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Milton Keynes. Come and join a great team! 

As a care provider we have a duty of care to our service users and employees to ensure we operate in a safe environment. Therefore, from time to time we will require you to take part in mandatory health testing and health vaccination programmes. 

The Fremantle Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. 

This list of duties and responsibilities is by not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

 Data Protection

The post holder must always respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

The Fremantle Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.