Service Manager

About The Role
Closing date: 1st February
 
Location: North Cumbria. Home based with some travel around the area. 
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
Are you looking for a rewarding career where every day is different? 
Do you have the passion and drive to make a positive difference in people’s lives who are affect by dementia? 
 
Are you a compassionate and focussed person, who can provide a supportive and inclusive working environment for your team, where we work openly, combining our strengths and helping us to achieve more together?  
 
Yes? Then please let us tell you more about this fantastic opportunity we have at Alzheimer's Society! 
 
About the role
The Alzheimer’s Society Local Services teams provide exceptional information, advice and guidance for people affected by dementia.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Local Services Manager for North Cumbria, you will be home based, leading, and inspiring geographically dispersed teams, whilst working as part of a wider Area Management Team, to deliver these fantastic services.  
You will be someone who understands influencing, networking, and collaboration, willing to work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for people with dementia
 
You will be  an operational leader, managing our dementia support services. You will also have a great opportunity to build relationships and engage external stakeholders, including working closely with Local Authorities and Health colleagues and Commissioners within an Integrated Care System setting. 
 
About you
 As a Local Services Manager you will:
- Be optimistic, engaging, with great attention to detail.
- Be someone who can demonstrate the ability to build and nurture relationships with stakeholders to ensure that the lived experience of people with dementia is shared widely so that it can influence decision making, service quality and delivery, in line with our strategic priorities. 
- Have knowledge of key roles in the Health & Social Care sector and is confident in managing relationships within this sector, to ensure we are the go-to organisation for all things dementia related.
- Possess experience as a people manager (as this is a development opportunity this can also include volunteers) having led teams to deliver high performance outcomes and work collaboratively to provide an excellent service.
- Role model our values in all you do, who can work effectively with internal teams to achieve mutual outcomes.
- Have experience of successfully managing change from start to end and will need to be highly organised and able to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Be someone who can work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Have a positive and proactive attitude to challenging situations and problem solving, using a collaborative and engaging approach with your team.
- Be flexible, adaptable and positive when faced with the challenges leading a team of people passionate about improving outcomes for people with dementia.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.