Supported Living Manager (complex needs) | Eastbourne | New Service!

Supported Living Manager New Service Launch

Salary:per year (depending on experience)
Location: East Sussex (must be local or able to commute reliably)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Driving: Full UK driving licence essential (community access required)

Supported Living Manager Shape a Brand-New Specialist Service

SDR Care is a growing family-owned provider expanding its specialist supported living services. We are recruiting an experienced Supported Living Manager to lead a brand-new bespoke service supporting a young individual with complex needs including autism a learning disability and episodes of dysregulated behaviour.

This is a rare opportunity to build and shape a service from the ground up establishing culture standards systems and a skilled staff team from day one.

As the Supported Living Manager you will create a safe structured and empowering environment ensuring consistently high-quality person-centred care. You will lead the team embed positive behavioural approaches and ensure strong safeguarding practice.

This role requires calm consistent therapeutic leadership in a high-support environment.

At SDR we live by Kindness Dignity & Respect Calmness Creativity and Responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead recruit and induct a new supported living team
• Establish a safe structured person-centred service
• Provide strong leadership in Positive Behaviour Support approaches
• Support staff with de-escalation and crisis prevention strategies
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act (MCA) principles
• Oversee care quality documentation and service development
• Work on rota as required while maintaining managerial oversight

Who Were Looking For

• Strong experience in complex autism and learning disability services
• Background in high-support or behaviourally complex environments
• Proven leadership or management experience (Supported Living or similar)
• Deputy Managers with 3 years relevant experience will be considered
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and MCA
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Calm resilient and emotionally intelligent under pressure
• Experience where physical intervention may be required (desirable)

What We Offer

• salary (DOE)
• Mileage allowance for community visits
• Pension scheme and benefits package (including private medical cover)
• 23 days holiday bank holidays (pro rata)
• Structured induction and full onboarding programme
• Strong ongoing management support
• Employee referral bonus (200 on appointment 300 after 1 year T&Cs apply)

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. We focus on strengths leadership potential and what matters most to the people we support.

Apply Today

If youre ready to lead a brand-new service and make a real impact as a Supported Living Manager wed love to hear from you. Email: Call:

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
A DBS check will be required following a successful offer.

Please note: This vacancy will close once we have successfully appointed the right candidate. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

Required Experience:

Manager