Service Manager
5 days ago
Lincoln
🚀 Service Manager – Home-Based (Lincoln / Doncaster / Norwich Region) 💷 £37,000 – £40,000 + £2,400 car allowance 🏠Home-based with regular regional travel 🕒 Full time, 37.5 hours per week Are you an experienced operational leader who’s passionate about delivering outstanding care and support? We’re looking for a Service Manager to oversee a portfolio of supported living services across the Lincoln, Doncaster, and Norwich areas. You’ll be responsible for the financial and operational performance of multiple services — ensuring high-quality support, effective team leadership, and compliance with CQC standards. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys autonomy, variety, and the chance to make a real difference every day. 💼 Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage services across several locations, ensuring excellence in care delivery, • Oversee profit & loss (P&L) for each service, meeting financial KPIs, • Ensure full compliance with the CQC Single Assessment Framework, • Recruit, develop, and support a team of 30+ support staff, • Manage rotas, staffing, and service performance, • Foster a positive culture that values wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability, • Work closely with HR, Finance, and Clinical colleagues to ensure seamless service delivery, • Engage with commissioners to develop and grow services in your region 🧠About You • 3+ years’ experience in a leadership or operations management role within social care, • Minimum Level 4 qualification in Leadership or Management, • Strong understanding of supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health needs, • Proven experience managing budgets, rotas, and multidisciplinary teams, • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle 🌟 What’s in it for you • Competitive salary + £2,400 annual car allowance, • 25 days annual leave (plus 1 day increase after 12 months), • Company pension scheme, • Ongoing professional development and training opportunities 📍 Location: This is a home-based role with regular travel across Lincoln, Doncaster, and Norwich. Candidates based around Sleaford, Newark, or Grantham would be ideally located to cover the region efficiently. If you’re a confident leader who thrives in a dynamic environment — and you’re ready to take ownership of a diverse portfolio of services — we’d love to hear from you.