Supported Living Manager
CV-LibraryGloucester, GloucestershirepermanentPosted: 2 April 2026
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Location: Gloucestershire
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week (Mon–Fri, flexibility required, shared on-call)
Are you an experienced Supported Living Manager who loves leading from the front?
Do you have a passion for empowering adults with complex needs to live full, independent lives?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and flexible Supported Living Manager to oversee supported living homes for adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs, including behaviours that challenge.
You’ll lead services across Gloucestershire, promoting a strong “can do” culture that puts the people you support at the centre of everything.
This Supported Living Manager role will include:
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Ensure high-quality, person-centred care in line with best practice and multidisciplinary guidance.
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Lead the smooth day-to-day running of supported living homes, ensuring policies and procedures are up to date and safe.
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Build strong relationships with families, health professionals and external stakeholders.
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Maintain service financial viability, oversee property standards and Health & Safety compliance.
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Drive occupancy through effective marketing, assessments and pre-admission processes.
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Provide clear leadership to staff, mentoring, supervising and coordinating training needs.
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Ensure effective rota planning, with sufficient skilled staff to meet needs and planned activities.
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Oversee care plans, risk assessments and documentation, ensuring timely reviews.
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Monitor behaviours, identify triggers and implement proactive positive behaviour support.
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Ensure accurate reporting of incidents, accidents and complaints, in line with policy and regulation.
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Oversee safe ordering, storage and auditing of medication and COSHH products.
The ideal person for this Supported Living Manager opportunity will need:
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QCF Level 5 in Leadership for Health & Social Care (or equivalent), meeting CQC requirements.
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Experience working with adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs, including behaviours that challenge.
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Exposure to under-18s and strong knowledge of children’s safeguarding and best practice.
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Strong leadership skills with experience managing staff teams in social care.
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Confident working with budgets, quality standards and service development.
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Up-to-date knowledge of LD and MH practice and a commitment to ongoing CPD.
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Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Benefits for this Supported Living Manager opportunity include:
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£45,000 - 52,000
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Company car.
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Extensive training programme and support for your personal development plan.
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28 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), with increments after 2 years’ service
Location: Gloucestershire
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week (Mon–Fri, flexibility required, shared on-call)
Are you an experienced Supported Living Manager who loves leading from the front?
Do you have a passion for empowering adults with complex needs to live full, independent lives?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and flexible Supported Living Manager to oversee supported living homes for adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs, including behaviours that challenge.
You’ll lead services across Gloucestershire, promoting a strong “can do” culture that puts the people you support at the centre of everything.
This Supported Living Manager role will include:
*
Ensure high-quality, person-centred care in line with best practice and multidisciplinary guidance.
*
Lead the smooth day-to-day running of supported living homes, ensuring policies and procedures are up to date and safe.
*
Build strong relationships with families, health professionals and external stakeholders.
*
Maintain service financial viability, oversee property standards and Health & Safety compliance.
*
Drive occupancy through effective marketing, assessments and pre-admission processes.
*
Provide clear leadership to staff, mentoring, supervising and coordinating training needs.
*
Ensure effective rota planning, with sufficient skilled staff to meet needs and planned activities.
*
Oversee care plans, risk assessments and documentation, ensuring timely reviews.
*
Monitor behaviours, identify triggers and implement proactive positive behaviour support.
*
Ensure accurate reporting of incidents, accidents and complaints, in line with policy and regulation.
*
Oversee safe ordering, storage and auditing of medication and COSHH products.
The ideal person for this Supported Living Manager opportunity will need:
*
QCF Level 5 in Leadership for Health & Social Care (or equivalent), meeting CQC requirements.
*
Experience working with adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs, including behaviours that challenge.
*
Exposure to under-18s and strong knowledge of children’s safeguarding and best practice.
*
Strong leadership skills with experience managing staff teams in social care.
*
Confident working with budgets, quality standards and service development.
*
Up-to-date knowledge of LD and MH practice and a commitment to ongoing CPD.
*
Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Benefits for this Supported Living Manager opportunity include:
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£45,000 - 52,000
*
Company car.
*
Extensive training programme and support for your personal development plan.
*
28 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), with increments after 2 years’ service