Job Description

Andover

,

SP10 2EG

Full-time

Permanent

28,000 - 30,000 per year

12 hours ago

About the Role

Are you passionate about empowering young adults with learning disabilities to learn new skills, build confidence and thrive in their community? Do you have the leadership skills to inspire a team and shape a high quality, creative and person-centred day service? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Opportunity

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Day Service Manager to lead and develop our PODS service. You will oversee daily operations, ensure high quality and person-centred support, and create an environment where young adults can grow, learn and flourish.

You will manage a team of Support Workers and a Support Supervisor, ensuring the service is safe, compliant and continuously improving.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading and coordinating the daily running of the day service

Ensuring activities are meaningful, age-appropriate and aligned with individual aspirations

Promoting independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes

Overseeing support planning and person-centred practice

Supporting, supervising and developing staff

Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, health & safety and regulatory standards

Building strong relationships with families, carers and professionals

Managing referrals, transitions and service enquiries

Supporting with budget oversight and resource planning

Essential Skills

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

Experienced in supporting people with learning disabilities, ideally including young adults

An effective leader with supervisory or management experience

Skilled in communication, organisation, planning and problem-solving

Knowledgeable about safeguarding, MCA and person-centred approaches

Confident in building positive relationships with families and professionals

Committed to delivering high-quality, empowering support

Passionate about our values: Customer Excellence, Teamwork, Communication, Embracing Change, Trust and Respect

A Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards it)

About us

Purple Oak Support have been serving the communities of Andover and the surrounding areas for over 55 years. What started out as a concerned group of parents whose children has a learning disability, has now turned into a charity which provides supported living services, domiciliary care, community support and children's respite.

We are continuously building on our successes and developing our services to support the people in our community. We put the needs and wishes of the people we support at the heart of what we do and always strive to grow and excel, raising awareness of, and changing attitudes surrounding learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health within our community.

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Purple Oak Support is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for our colleagues and provide equal opportunities in all aspects of employment including recruitment.