Area Manager

Douglas, Isle of Man

Reference: IOM-AM

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £50,155 per annum

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Area Manager who will be based at our Head Office in Douglas. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Service Manager who is looking to develop further in their career within the social care sector.

About the role

As an Area Manager you will work alongside the Head of Service supporting with the smooth running of operations within our registered services on the Isle of Man. You will support the implementation of the strategic direction and overall management and quality of the services on the island. We are looking for someone who is a confident leader, with a professional and proactive approach who will work collaboratively to support our teams to achieve positive outcomes.

You will be expected to travel to our services across the Isle of Man to support our Service Managers with providing a continuously improving, safe, innovative, responsive, flexible and specialist service to support the best quality of life for the people we support.

Key responsibilities will include

• Personalisation of services
• Collaborative working with other departments including practice support
• Quality and Health and Safety, ensuring safe services
• Management and development of staff

Skills required

To be considered for this role you will have previous experience as a Service Manager for at least 2 years. You will also have good working knowledge of current legislation and regulations for Health and Social Care, including work of the Care Quality Commission and Registration and Inspection Unit.

All applicants will have also obtained a Level 5 Health and Social Care qualification.

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). The cost of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.

Closing date for completed applications is  10/12/2025

How do I apply?

If you would like to have a discussion about this role before submitting and application form, please contact Karen Campbell (Head of Service) at Karen.Campbell@autisminitiatives.org

If you require any support with the application process please contact Ruby Lord (Business Support Manager) on 01624 814801 who will be happy to help you.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.

Benefits of working with us

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Your birthday off work every year
• Your birthday off work every year
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years

Before you start

Our application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:

• Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past 5 years of your employment history
• Relevant qualifications to the role
• A minimum of 2 reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.
• For further Tips on completing your application, please refer to our download  on the “Apply Now” section.

If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of recruitment team will be in touch

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Area Manager Job Description