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Assistant Service Manager Clacton and Great Tey
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,768 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 November 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, Home Counties, CO6 |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58135375 |
Summary
Job Advert
We have an exiting opportunity in our person-centred services in Great Tey and Clacton for an Assistant Service Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting to take the next step in their career and progress their development. The role is full time and permanent, (37.5 hours per week).
Due to the rural location of the service in Great Tey, Essex, public transport links are limited. Therefore, it is essential that applicants have access to their own transport.
You will primarily be supporting the Service Manager to lead and motivate our team of support workers whilst ensuring KPI’s and compliance standards are met. Using your existing experience as well as developing new skills; undertaking agreed management tasks that will support and develop the teams across both services. We are looking for someone with fresh ideas who is energetic, passionate, and trustworthy as well as someone who is forward thinking and has the confidence to make difficult decisions under pressure.
In addition to undertaking managerial tasks including conducting supervisions and rota management you would also still do some front line work with the people we support and act as a role model, demonstrating good practice to other members of the team.
You will need to be able to demonstrate Mencap’s core values in all that you do. You will also need to demonstrate your professionalism, ability to work under pressure, priorities your workload and follow Mencap policies and procedures.
If you know how to lead and inspire people, enjoy developing a team working culture, have excellent communication skills and an ambition to succeed, personally contributing to the work Mencap does to support people with a learning disability we would love to hear from you!
*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
JOB ID 34880
Benefits
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Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap
Join us at Mencap and be part of a team that believes in equality, diversity, and inclusion. Together, we can create a brighter future for individuals with learning disabilities and empower them to break down any barriers they may face.
Mencap vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities.
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career that truly makes a difference, apply now!
We have an exiting opportunity in our person-centred services in Great Tey and Clacton for an Assistant Service Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting to take the next step in their career and progress their development. The role is full time and permanent, (37.5 hours per week).
Due to the rural location of the service in Great Tey, Essex, public transport links are limited. Therefore, it is essential that applicants have access to their own transport.
You will primarily be supporting the Service Manager to lead and motivate our team of support workers whilst ensuring KPI’s and compliance standards are met. Using your existing experience as well as developing new skills; undertaking agreed management tasks that will support and develop the teams across both services. We are looking for someone with fresh ideas who is energetic, passionate, and trustworthy as well as someone who is forward thinking and has the confidence to make difficult decisions under pressure.
In addition to undertaking managerial tasks including conducting supervisions and rota management you would also still do some front line work with the people we support and act as a role model, demonstrating good practice to other members of the team.
You will need to be able to demonstrate Mencap’s core values in all that you do. You will also need to demonstrate your professionalism, ability to work under pressure, priorities your workload and follow Mencap policies and procedures.
If you know how to lead and inspire people, enjoy developing a team working culture, have excellent communication skills and an ambition to succeed, personally contributing to the work Mencap does to support people with a learning disability we would love to hear from you!
*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
JOB ID 34880
Benefits
-
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap
Join us at Mencap and be part of a team that believes in equality, diversity, and inclusion. Together, we can create a brighter future for individuals with learning disabilities and empower them to break down any barriers they may face.
Mencap vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities.
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career that truly makes a difference, apply now!
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