Job Description

Consensus is not just a care provider – we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re as passionate as we are about making a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you as we seek a new service manager to lead our amazing team in Milton Ernest.

Role: Registered Service Manager

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Service: Butterfields, Milton Ernest

Your Service

Butterfields is a newly developed specialist Supported Living service, supporting people to flourish in their own apartments. There are 6 spacious self-contained apartments across 3 floors, with lift access, with a large open plan living space, double bedroom and bathroom. The service will support individuals with a range of complex needs, including people who may be transitioning from forensic or secure care pathways into community-based supported living.

Your Role

From ensuring the service runs smoothly and achieves quality excellence, to encouraging personal growth & development of the team – every day is unique. You will lead Butterfields through mobilisation, opening and ongoing service delivery, ensuring that safe, high-quality systems are established from the outset. This will include recruiting and developing the staff team, preparing the service for new people to move in, building effective relationships with families and professionals, and embedding robust governance, quality and operational processes. Once established, you will continue to drive excellent outcomes, support colleague development and ensure that the service remains responsive to the people who live there.

• Enable the people we support to lead a fulfilling life and to maximise their independence to enable them to achieve their full potential.
• Ensure the wellbeing of the team is prioritised, and that they are given the appropriate tools and opportunities to excel in their current role and future career.
• Ensure the service is run in an efficient and responsible manner, balancing the achievement of budget with the ethos of excellent quality.
• Effectively manage financial performance, with financial resources appropriately managed & controlled.
• Promote quality assurance, working towards legal, clinical, statutory, and organisational obligations, to develop effective work strategies and processes, ensuring that the business is run in an efficient and responsible manner.
• Ensure full and accurate reporting of management information, maximising quality and compliance.
• The role requires you to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Our Benefits

Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work and has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women. Here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:

• Bonus Scheme: Discretionary 10% annual bonus scheme.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Purchase an additional two days’ annual leave each year.
• Recognition & Rewards: Including long service awards and a recognition platform.
• Learning & Development: Supporting your personal and professional growth with Consensus Academy.
• Life Assurance: Benefit of twice your annual salary.
• Wagestream: Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday.
• Discounts: From over 150 retailers through our employee benefits platform.
• Health & Wellbeing: From our Employee Assistance Programme to our Mental Health First Aiders – colleague wellbeing is a priority and we’re here to support you and your teams.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have plenty of experience working with those with Learning Disabilities or complex behaviours
• Be an experienced Service Manager looking for a new challenge – with a background in Supported Living or Residential Services.
• Have a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care – support and training towards Level 4 and 5 is available.
• Bring strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be confident, flexible and efficient – you’re happy to work on a shift basis and, where required, be on call.
• Above all, you’ll be committed to providing person-centred care that provides equitable opportunities to all of those you’re working for.

We are proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work®, and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2023. This great company culture is built on appreciation, recognition, and ensuring our colleagues have the right opportunities to flourish. So, whatever you're looking to achieve from this next step, make this your moment to shine.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.