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Day Centre Manager
| Posting date: | 21 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £14,000 pro rata to contract hours |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Essex Cares Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About The Role
Salary: £28,000 per annum (£14,000 pro rata to contract hours)
Location: Charles Dickens Day Centre, Chelmsford
Hours: Part-time, 18.5 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Are you an experienced leader in the care industry looking for a part-time role that fits around you?
ECL are looking for a Day Centre Manager to take on the leadership of our Chelmsford Older People’s Day Centre.
Supporting the Lead Manager, you will join a team of highly skilled specialists in our dementia-friendly day centre which enables people to live fulfilling lives through our holistic range of activities and services. With direct line management responsibility, you will run a safe and effective service whilst leading the team to deliver person-centred support to our customers. You will be a strong leader, championing our goal of helping people live happily with their loved ones in their own homes for as long as possible.
Experience working with vulnerable people and a passion for promoting independence and customer choice will equip you for developing customer pathways and identifying opportunities for improvement, supporting the innovation and transformation of our services.
With operating hours of 08:30-16:30 Monday-Friday and no on-call responsibilities, this role offers flexibility and genuine work-life balance.
Travel required across Essex to attend training, work at other centres, and in the community.
About You
To be considered as Day Centre Manager, you need:
Knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable people and customers with a variety of needs
Excellent knowledge of Older People Services
Evidence of continued professional development within the care sector
Demonstrable skills in supervising and monitoring employee performance
The ability to organise and set priorities, meeting multiple deadlines and evaluate assignments across service areas
To be capable of providing training, induction, and guidance
To be supportive of change, always showing flexibility and reliability
The ability to empathise and be understanding
Leadership experience in the care industry, as a Care Manager, Service Manager or similar
A full valid driving licence and vehicle to travel
What we can offer you as Day Centre Manager:
45p paid per mile tax-free
Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
Annual salary reviews
Annual performance-related bonus
Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
Enhanced employee referral program - earn up to £1500 for referring a friend
Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
Access to Blue Light Card
Mental health first aiders in every service
Reimbursement of professional membership related to your role
ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.
About Us
At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact our friendly Recruitment team on 03330 139 921
Salary: £28,000 per annum (£14,000 pro rata to contract hours)
Location: Charles Dickens Day Centre, Chelmsford
Hours: Part-time, 18.5 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Are you an experienced leader in the care industry looking for a part-time role that fits around you?
ECL are looking for a Day Centre Manager to take on the leadership of our Chelmsford Older People’s Day Centre.
Supporting the Lead Manager, you will join a team of highly skilled specialists in our dementia-friendly day centre which enables people to live fulfilling lives through our holistic range of activities and services. With direct line management responsibility, you will run a safe and effective service whilst leading the team to deliver person-centred support to our customers. You will be a strong leader, championing our goal of helping people live happily with their loved ones in their own homes for as long as possible.
Experience working with vulnerable people and a passion for promoting independence and customer choice will equip you for developing customer pathways and identifying opportunities for improvement, supporting the innovation and transformation of our services.
With operating hours of 08:30-16:30 Monday-Friday and no on-call responsibilities, this role offers flexibility and genuine work-life balance.
Travel required across Essex to attend training, work at other centres, and in the community.
About You
To be considered as Day Centre Manager, you need:
Knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable people and customers with a variety of needs
Excellent knowledge of Older People Services
Evidence of continued professional development within the care sector
Demonstrable skills in supervising and monitoring employee performance
The ability to organise and set priorities, meeting multiple deadlines and evaluate assignments across service areas
To be capable of providing training, induction, and guidance
To be supportive of change, always showing flexibility and reliability
The ability to empathise and be understanding
Leadership experience in the care industry, as a Care Manager, Service Manager or similar
A full valid driving licence and vehicle to travel
What we can offer you as Day Centre Manager:
45p paid per mile tax-free
Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
Annual salary reviews
Annual performance-related bonus
Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
Enhanced employee referral program - earn up to £1500 for referring a friend
Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
Access to Blue Light Card
Mental health first aiders in every service
Reimbursement of professional membership related to your role
ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.
About Us
At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact our friendly Recruitment team on 03330 139 921
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.