Assistant Service Manager - Londonderry/Derry

About Mencap

Strong leadership is key to the success of our services. We have developed an exciting leadership approach at Mencap that we call Our Leadership Way. We want to recruit leaders who can demonstrate they have the potential to excel within this framework. In return we are committed to developing your potential even further. Our Chief Executive, Jan Tregelles, has this to say about Our Leadership Way

“Through your leadership, you have influence over whether someone’s day at work is interesting and inspiring or, conversely, boring and indifferent. Your actions (or inaction) can develop someone into an asset for Mencap and the people we support or a liability. Your leadership can challenge the powerful people or systems that get in the way of people having fair chances, or it can shy away from confrontation. Leadership is powerful – for good and worse, and that’s why this is so important.

We’re all here for the same reason – to change the lives of people with a learning disability.

Our big plan sets out exactly how we are going to do this. But if we’re going to succeed, we need strong leaders. For more information, please see the attached document which provides an overview of Our Leadership Way.”

Job Description

Mencap Northern Ireland have a vacancy for a Full-time Assistant Service manager in our Derry/Londonderry service. 

This is a great opportunity to enhance your skills and experience supporting the Service Manager with the smooth running of the service by undertaking agreed management tasks.  In addition to undertaking managerial tasks you would also work alongside the support workers and act as a role model, demonstrating good practice to other members of the team.

To be successful in this role we are looking for someone who:

• Is motivated and committed to getting results
• Has strong organisational skills and time keeping
• Will be an advocate for people with a learning disability
• Is approachable and able to support their team

You will be working in the care sector with people with autism and/or who have behaviours that challenge and you will be supported by specialist bespoke training in advance to fully meet the needs of the individual.  You should be competent in using IT.

If you are looking for the next step in your career, know how to lead and inspire people, enjoy developing a team working culture, have excellent communication skills and an ambition to succeed, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact the Mencap Office on 028 71 262227 for more information or to apply please visit (web link).

Vacancy ID: 11705

Benefits

We believe that all employees are amazing and we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without them. Here are just some of the ways we would value and invest in you.

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme*
• Amazing Induction from day 1
• Access to award winning training and development
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions upto 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings*
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness*
• Tax free child care vouchers via salary sacrifice scheme for working parents
• Loans for bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program

*T&C's apply based on contract