Service Manager

BLACKSTONE RECRUITMENT LIMITED ,
London, Greater London
Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £40 per hour

Overview

Blackstone Recruitment are recruiting on behalf of a private client in London who require a Service Manager within a prison to manage a team of practitioners delivering health and wellbeing interventions and support to adult drug and alcohol users. The treatment is tailored to individual needs, using both harm reduction and abstinence based treatment approaches as well as supporting low level mental health needs. On a daily basis you will be allocating caseloads, managing a small number of complex cases, supporting and developing your team, and ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met. You will be responsible for delivering on performance targets set by Forward, commissioners and the prime contractor. And you will support the Regional Service Manager (RSM) to ensure data accuracy and data submission deadlines are met. At times you will be the most senior representative on site and will be required to deputise for the RSM to ensure the smooth running of the service. You will be in a position of trust and building an excellent relationship with your manager will be a priority, as well as collaborative working relationships with partner agencies. Previous experience working in a prison is essential.