Turning Point is looking for an Service Manager in Leyland
At Turning Point, we support people across The UK with mental health, substance misuse and learning disabilities. As a Service Manager, you will make a real difference to individual’s quality of life as you engage with people to improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you will gain the experience and training you need to progress your career with us.
As a Service Manager, you will join The Mill supported living service that supports 12 young people (aged 16- 21) who are threatened with homelessness/ leaving care/ looked after children or young people at risk.
As a Service Manager you will have knowledge and experience of working with young people with complex needs, homelessness, children who are looked after and in transition to leaving care or care leavers who struggle to maintain a tenancy as a result of complex and unmet needs. You will be able to support young people and to maximise their benefits, gain independent living skills, promote independence, health wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices as well as supporting them to maximise their involvement in local training, education, and employment opportunities.
We’re ideally looking for a Service Manager with an NVQ/experience in Youth work, as well as solid understanding of homelessness and the impact this has on the wellbeing of young people. You will a have experience in support planning, re-engaging and motivating young people to participate in employment and work programmes, education, training, volunteering and skill building opportunities. As a Service Manager the hours of work are flexible to the service need, so may include some evening and weekend working, and the role also involves covering local manager on-call Rota. You will have leadership experience and be capable of managing the day to day running of the Project team. You must be capable of prioritizing your own case load and using you initiative to plan and implement agreed action to meet set deadlines.
As a great Service Manager with lots of energy, you’ll need strong communication skills, a flexible approach and positive attitude to achieve targets in a challenging environment which requires empathy, understanding and patience.
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
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