Position: Service Manager

Salary : £41,045 – £44,536 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Service Manager who has the drive and passion to develop a service and team to achieve success. The successful candidate will demonstrate integrity, compassion, and real commitment to working with Autism Initiatives as we progress through the next stage of our Adult Supported Living Service.

This is a very exciting time to join Autism Initiatives due to the continued growth and opportunities for career development.

You will lead and motivate the team to develop the overall quality of the service including individualised approaches, outcome focused support planning, contract management, finance, health and safety and staffing. The successful candidate will provide regular supervisions, guidance and direction to the team. To be successful in this role, you will have the ability to deliver a highly personalised service to adults with a diagnosis of ASC and actively encourage community access for service user’s and enable active participation in a variety of activities to increase their independence and live successful as a valued member of the community.

You will have experience in working in a Health and Social Care setting, and be able to evidence your contribution to positive outcomes for service users and your ability to fulfil this important role.

Ideally you will hold a Level 5 Health and Social Care qualification, or, you will be required to obtain this qualification on successful appointment.

To support you in your new role we offer a full induction and ongoing Learning and Development opportunities including autism specific approaches.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who hold a manual driving licence.

‘We at Autism Initiatives make a difference every day. We pride ourselves on being a values-based organisation who put the people we support in the heart of everything we do. We are also committed as an organisation to the well-being of our staff for all of the hard work they do each day. To support our employees we offer the following;

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• Wellness plans
• A supportive team and friendly environment
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay

 We are committed to staff development and want all staff at Autism Initiatives to feel supported when at work. We have excellent opportunities for career development and progression and are always there to encourage staff as they embark on their career in Health and Social Care’

Interviews are scheduled to be held week commencing Monday 10^th November 2025.

If you are interested in applying for this position and making a difference to someone’s life then please complete the application form by clicking the “apply now” tab on the left.

The job description and person specification can also be found above the application form, on the apply now tab.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

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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