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Are you looking for an opportunity as an Assistant Service Manager where you can obtain career progression while making a difference to the lives of others?We have an exciting opportunity with a leading care specialist who are looking for an Assistant Service Manager to oversee their service in Canterbury. This service specialises in supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviour, so experience within this client group is highly desirable. In return, you will be offered an opportunity to represent an ever-growing organisation who offer excellent career progression and benefits including enrolling you for and funding an NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care. Job Purpose of an Assistant Service Manager:Motivate and inspire your teams to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching and leadership by example.Acting as a role model and leader in the delivery of active support, you will empower the people you support to have active and fulfilling lives aligned with their needs and aspirations.Working collaboratively with the other members of the Service Leadership Team you will help to oversee and manage the smooth running of this service including rostering, support plans, staff deployment and managing budgets.Responsibilities of an Assistant Service Manager:Being an empathetic, compassionate, and patient individual by providing in person-centred approaches for those who you support and leading your team to success.Being an effective communicator with the ability to influence others and to ensure you get the best from your team. You will possess excellent leadership and team management skills to ensure you and your team work collaboratively and effectively.Being an effective coach and mentor for your team and possess good IT skills.Abilit