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Service Manager Day Clubs
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,900 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ormskirk, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Age UK Lancashire |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SM002 |
Summary
Service Manager – Day Clubs
Location: Day Clubs at The Wellbeing Centre, Moorgate, Ormskirk
Job Reference: SM002
Salary: £30,900 FTE
Hours: 28-35 hours per week
Age UK Lancashire’s Day Clubs provide an invaluable, fun, engaging and safe environment for adults over the age of 50 where they can connect, engage in enriching activities, and foster their
independence and wellbeing.
Age UK Lancashire is looking for an experienced individual to join us as Service Manager for our Day Club for older adults in Central Lancashire.
• Do you have previous management or supervisory experience within a domiciliary, day
care or CQC registered setting?
• Are you self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude?
• Are you caring, understanding and able to empathise with service users and their families
and carers?
If so, this role could be for you.
You will oversee and develop our Day Club in Ormskirk which provides community-based support for older adults and carers.
Working with a small team of Support Workers and volunteers, you will lead by example whilst delivering a safe and effective service.
You will be a strong leader, championing our goal of helping older people live as independently as possible in their local community.
Experience running a high-quality service in line with budgets and delivering excellent results, alongside an aptitude for networking with internal and external stakeholders will equip you for
supporting the innovation and growth of our service.
This role is best suited to an enthusiastic manager with excellent communication skills who enjoys working in a values-based organisation to improve the lives and make a difference to
older people in Lancashire.
To be successful in the role you will have:
• Positive, solution focused and ‘can do’ attitude
• Experience of delivering services to older adults in health or community-based settings.
• A track record of establishing effective referral pathways
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Experience of working to and meeting targets
• Determination to achieve high standards of customer care
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility and able to manage conflicting priorities
• Health & Social Care Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience)
For an informal chat about the role please contact Diane Armstrong, Head of Service on 07775
683048
Benefits include:
▪ Full training and comprehensive induction to ensure you have the support you
need to succeed and thrive in your new role
▪ A friendly and inclusive culture
▪ 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing to 30 with length of service
▪ Workplace pension scheme
▪ Access to Employee Assistance Programme
▪ Staff discount card for hundreds of High Street shops and online services.
▪ Blue Light card eligibility
▪ Travel expenses will be paid for all journeys required for work, excluding travel
from home to base.
The full job pack can be downloaded from our website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/lancashire/get-involved/work-for-us/ageuklancashireservicemanagerdayclubsormskirk/
Closing date: Friday 20th June
Interviews: To be arranged
The nature of the post will require travel across the area. A full driving licence, appropriate insurance cover and use of a car are essential.
DBS: This post is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and all the associated costs will be met by the employee. The cost for the DBS check is £54.79. This amount will be deducted from an employees first salary with Age UK Lancashire
Location: Day Clubs at The Wellbeing Centre, Moorgate, Ormskirk
Job Reference: SM002
Salary: £30,900 FTE
Hours: 28-35 hours per week
Age UK Lancashire’s Day Clubs provide an invaluable, fun, engaging and safe environment for adults over the age of 50 where they can connect, engage in enriching activities, and foster their
independence and wellbeing.
Age UK Lancashire is looking for an experienced individual to join us as Service Manager for our Day Club for older adults in Central Lancashire.
• Do you have previous management or supervisory experience within a domiciliary, day
care or CQC registered setting?
• Are you self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude?
• Are you caring, understanding and able to empathise with service users and their families
and carers?
If so, this role could be for you.
You will oversee and develop our Day Club in Ormskirk which provides community-based support for older adults and carers.
Working with a small team of Support Workers and volunteers, you will lead by example whilst delivering a safe and effective service.
You will be a strong leader, championing our goal of helping older people live as independently as possible in their local community.
Experience running a high-quality service in line with budgets and delivering excellent results, alongside an aptitude for networking with internal and external stakeholders will equip you for
supporting the innovation and growth of our service.
This role is best suited to an enthusiastic manager with excellent communication skills who enjoys working in a values-based organisation to improve the lives and make a difference to
older people in Lancashire.
To be successful in the role you will have:
• Positive, solution focused and ‘can do’ attitude
• Experience of delivering services to older adults in health or community-based settings.
• A track record of establishing effective referral pathways
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Experience of working to and meeting targets
• Determination to achieve high standards of customer care
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility and able to manage conflicting priorities
• Health & Social Care Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience)
For an informal chat about the role please contact Diane Armstrong, Head of Service on 07775
683048
Benefits include:
▪ Full training and comprehensive induction to ensure you have the support you
need to succeed and thrive in your new role
▪ A friendly and inclusive culture
▪ 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing to 30 with length of service
▪ Workplace pension scheme
▪ Access to Employee Assistance Programme
▪ Staff discount card for hundreds of High Street shops and online services.
▪ Blue Light card eligibility
▪ Travel expenses will be paid for all journeys required for work, excluding travel
from home to base.
The full job pack can be downloaded from our website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/lancashire/get-involved/work-for-us/ageuklancashireservicemanagerdayclubsormskirk/
Closing date: Friday 20th June
Interviews: To be arranged
The nature of the post will require travel across the area. A full driving licence, appropriate insurance cover and use of a car are essential.
DBS: This post is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and all the associated costs will be met by the employee. The cost for the DBS check is £54.79. This amount will be deducted from an employees first salary with Age UK Lancashire