Job title and organisation: Service Manager - Adult Learning Disability Services - Catholic Care
Salary: £34,033 - £35,940
Hours: 37
Contract: Fixed Term for six months
Location: Leeds & Calderdale
Closing Date and Time: Friday 27 March
Are you the kind of leader who can bring stability, clarity and purpose?
In our living for tomorrow services, we believe that people with learning disabilities deserve more than good support they deserve lives that are meaningful, connected and full of possibility.
We are looking for an experienced Service Manager to join our Adult Learning Disability services on a 6-month fixed term basis. This is not a registered manager role, but it is an important leadership role within the service. We are looking for someone who can step in, provide strong operational leadership, support staff teams and help ensure the people we support continue to live safe, fulfilling and independent lives.
This role is about leadership, relationships and quality. You will work closely with the senior leadership team to strengthen day-to-day practice, support teams to feel confident and capable, and ensure the services continue to deliver the high standards we expect for the people who live there.
About the Role
- Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight to staff teams across the service
- Support a deputy manager and staff to deliver high quality, person centred support
- Ensure services operate safely, effectively and in line with regulatory expectations
- Strengthen team confidence, supervision and accountability
- Work closely with the senior leadership team to maintain quality and stability across services
- Build positive relationships with families, professionals and external partners
- Ensure safeguarding, health & safety and quality systems remain strong
This is a role for someone who can walk into a service, understand what matters quickly, and bring people with them.
Who We Are Looking For
- Strong experience managing services for adults with learning disabilities
- Confidence in leading teams and supporting staff development
- Understanding of safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance in care services
- Ability to build positive relationships with families and professionals
- A calm, reflective and solutions-focused approach
- Warmth, clarity and credibility in leadership
- A Level 5 qualification in Leadership for Health & Social Care is desirable, but not essential for this fixed term role if you bring the right experience.
Why Join Catholic Care?
At Catholic Care you are not just managing services you are shaping lives. We are a values driven charity where compassion, dignity and respect sit at the centre of everything we do. Our teams work alongside people, not simply for them, helping individuals build lives that are meaningful and connected.
- Competitive salary
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Supportive senior leadership team
- A chance to make a real difference within a values led charity
- The opportunity to work with dedicated staff teams who care deeply about the people they support
Interested?
If you are an experienced leader who can bring stability, encouragement and strong practice to services that support people with learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you.
Please email your CV to recruitment@catholic-care.org.uk
Join us and help ensure the people we support continue to live lives that are safe, independent and full of possibility.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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