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SalaryWe are looking for a dynamic Assistant Manager. You will be a problem-solver and work well with your line manager, providing reassurance and support to staff and manager. This is a full time and permanent position. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is excited about change and can take challenges in their stride.
The Kent Autistic Trust enables autistic people to have the best quality life. We provide outstanding expertise and experience in supporting autistic people. We offer quality living, vocational, educational, therapeutic, social, occupational, and positive specialist support services to over one hundred autistic people. As a registered charity we represent the needs of autistic people and their families, currently supporting over five thousand families throughout Kent. As a service provider we strive to achieve good and outstanding CQC ratings and have been able to maintain this position for the last 6 years, although our Day Services do not fall within CQC registration requirements.
Does this sound like you?
A natural leader with solid supervisory skills and a coaching mindset Prior experience in the adult social care sector ideally with autism or LD community Excellent problem-solving skills IT literacy and confidence with digital systems A driver who is comfortable to drive company vehicles including small minibus.
Key to this role will be the relationship that you build with the onsite Manager and staff team, as you will collaborate with them to recruit, retain, and develop staff, including undertaking regular supervisions and competency assessment - so you will need to be at ease with problem solving, training and giving constructive feedback to staff. This role will also work closely with the QA team and Regional Manager.
The role requires someone who is prepared to be extremely flexible and can quickly adapt to changing situations. This role will be mainly hands on. Indeed, working with the team, you will be a role model for practice leadership helping those around you to build positive and engaging relationships with the people we support, families, staff, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders. To succeed you must already have solid Team Leader or Deputy/Assistant Manager experience and be able to provide reassuring leadership in an emergency. The Assistant Manager roles at KAT are our ideal natural succession for future management roles and therefore there is opportunity for progression for aspirational staff into management roles across the Trust.
Meet the Team:
Our Club 21 site is a lively day service provision that supports 8 individuals (male & female). The service is based on three floors and has individual areas as well as communal areas to meet the needs of the people they support. The individuals participate in a wide range of activities within the community including horse riding, swimming, visiting local zoos and museums, and attending courses at the local adult education centre. They also like a spot of baking back at Club 21. The specialist staff team in situ is looking forward to welcoming a new colleague to their award-winning team and has suggested we let you know they love a bit of karaoke!
If you are a positive, forward-thinking, and compassionate Specialist Support Worker (hopefully you love a sing-along as much as they do) then we would love to hear from you.
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Benefits We Offer you as an Assistant Manager:
We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:
o Paid DBS Check
o 28 days holiday, plus option to buy 5 extra days pa (Pro Rata for Part Time Positions)
o Company Sick Pay after 12 months service
o Death in Service Benefits
o Some meals provided, depending on shifts
o Long Service and Contribution Recognition Awards
o Pension (after 3 months)
o Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
o Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
o Discounted Gym Membership
o Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
o Additional Sleep In Shifts may be available
o Opportunities to pick up additional voluntary casual shifts at enhanced rates
o Superb paid training
o Regulated Care Qualification Sponsorship
o Refer a Friend Recruitment Bounty (currently £500)
About the Trust:
Supporting over 100 people in Medway and across Kent, The Kent Autistic Trust provides a wide range of services designed to meet diverse needs of the people we support with autism, learning disabilities and related difficulties. We provide residential homes, supported living accommodation, Day Resource services, respite, and outreach services. Ensuring the voice of those we support is actively listened to, working for us often means that no two days are the same, but the care and support we give is of consistently high quality, with CQC rating all our services good, and many outstanding.
Our Values and Commitment:
KAT is committed to providing high quality supports designed around individual abilities, needs and choices. KAT is committed to promoting independence and inclusion within communities. KAT believes everyone is able to make their own individual contribution. KAT seeks to work in partnership with all relevant parties but in particular with the individual themselves.
We seek people who really value every person, whether it's the people we support, their families, carers, or other staff by respecting their priorities, needs, abilities and limits.
We hope you are one of them!
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found or experiencing a high volume of applications.
