Job Description

Job Title: Day Service Manager

Location: Toynton & Lincoln

Contract: Temporary (6 months) with possibility to extend

Salary: 32,950

Hours: 36.25 per week

Closing date: 20th June 2025

Company Overview

Linkage Community Trust is a registered charity dedicated to supporting individuals with learning difficulties and disabilities. Established in 1976, we provide essential services including care, specialist education, supported employment, and day services to empower individuals to lead fulfilling lives in their communities.

Benefits of working for Linkage

Eligibility for a Blue Light Card (4.99 for 2 years' membership)

Linkage Lottery cash prizes

Recommend a friend bonus

Summary

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Day Services Manager to join our team at Linkage Community Trust. In this role, you will play a vital part in providing high-quality care and support to individuals with learning disabilities, helping them achieve their personal goals and enhance their quality of life.

Responsibilities

Provide support to individuals with learning disabilities in a person-centered manner. Assess the health needs of the people we support and develop tailored care plans and risk assessments where necessary. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive support for the people we support. Maintain accurate records of care and achievements of the people we support. Ensure that all colleagues build great relationships with the people we support and the people who are important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals). Know their skills, interests, qualities, strengths, ways of communicating and aspirations and ensure the individualised service they receive plays to their strengths; helps them overcome barriers and achieve their goals. Actively lead the team's development by coaching and training colleagues in person centered and positive behavior support practices, appraisals and supervision, giving and acting on received feedback; management of risks of the individual(s) they support through understanding what is important to the individual(s), involving their families, wherever possible, and ensuring decisions are accurately recorded. Ensuring performance standards are evidenced and quality is upheld in everything that the teams do in complying with relevant CQC, contractual and Linkage standards, outcomes and procedures

Requirements

Safeguarding qualification at level 3, and a Management qualification at level 5 preferred. Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities. Strong communication skills to effectively interact with clients, families, and team members. Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Compassionate nature with a commitment to promoting independence for clients.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities, we invite you to apply today and join our dedicated team at Linkage Community Trust!

As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer.

You will be joining a 600 plus team of staff and volunteers who are working county wide in the Lincoln, Spilsby, Skegness, Louth, Mablethorpe, Beverley and Grimsby.

We do not hold a sponsorship licence and therefore are unable to accept applications form anyone looking for sponsorship.

Linkage follow safer recruitment processes and successful applicants will need to supply reference details and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 32,950.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Do you have a level 5 Health & Social Care Management qualification?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/06/2025