Search
Header navigation
Service Manager

Service Manager

locationAspinden Rd, London SE16 2DR, UK
remoteOnsite
PublishedPublished: Published yesterday
Service Manager
Full time
£41,600 per year
Care
|
Charity
Job Title: Service Manager

Location: Bermondsey, near Surrey Quays station. This location has step free and lift access. Work from home can be flexible upon prior agreement with Head of Service (Line Manager)

Salary: £41,600

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00. Onsite face to face service, with flexibility around these hours required as per resident and service requirements. All managers, including this position will take part in the out of hours on call duty.

About the Role

We're seeking a Service Manager to lead our new service which is opening based in Bermondsey, an Independent Approved Premises (IAP) commissioned by Criminal Justice Services (CJS). The service works with residents who have recently been released from prison and helps them to reintegrate into the community, and restart their journey to independence. The team will identify resident needs alongside any licensing restrictions, and will create tailored, person centred support plans including housing support, activities, and personal journey outcomes to help them to reintegrate. The team work in a multi disciplinary approach, working alongside probation services, job centres, mental health teams, and other community partners, with a focus on risk management and public protection.

As a Service Manager, you will lead the team by providing line management and leadership support to enable and empower the team to deliver high quality support to our residents. You will drive service outcomes in line with our contractual requirements, ensuring quality, consistency, within a trauma informed setting. You will ensure all aspects of the service run smoothly and in collaboration with our internal teams and external partners. We're looking for someone who is solution focused, and has a real passion to create a safe space where individuals can thrive to meet personal outcomes.

Some Key Responsibilities include:
  • Line management and leadership, offering guidance and support throughout the employee lifecycle.
  • Support the Service Manager in leading the day to day operational delivery of the service.
  • Risk Management ownership, ensuring processes and policies are followed.
  • Property and housing management, ensuring accommodation standards, timely maintenance and reporting.
  • Striving to ensure excellence and quality in our service delivery.
  • Financial Management of service budget with cost saving mechanisms.
About You

We're seeking someone with a genuine passion for making a difference and helping to create safer communities for everyone. You will be a proactive leader, with the ability to motivate and empower a team to drive excellence as individuals and as a team, as well as provide proactive solutions to challenges. You will be knowledgeable of the Criminal Justice System and able to provide advice and guidance to the team to deliver outcomes within a residential setting. We're looking for someone who can build rapport, trust, and a psychologically informed environment for residents, staff, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Ability to provide high quality support and line management to staff.
  • Ability to motivate and empower a team to achieve KPI's
  • Ability to support the Service Manager and help manage staff with daily tasks, caseloads and overall day to day running of the service.
  • Ability to provide advice, guidance, and support to the team on all aspects of service delivery including resident related queries
  • Ability to promote the service externally to enhance reputation in the area and with partner organisations
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands and needs of the service. For example, Provide an emergency on call service as and when required in case of emergency
  • IT proficiency - we use various systems so look for someone who can learn and navigate new systems including case management, Microsoft, ATS, HR systems, and other types of organisational software
  • Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
We are interviewing on an ongoing basis so this job role may close early. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages. As a note, Interviews are scheduled for second week of January 2026.

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we Offer
  • 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
  • Employer Pension Contribution
  • Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
  • Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports an

Salary range

  • £41,600 per year

Image gallery