Lifeways Group
Area Manager - Supported Living - Leicester
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Area Manager - Supported Living (Leicester City)
Permanent | Full-Time (37.5 hrs per week, Mon-Fri)
Location: Leicester
Reports to: Regional Director
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 plus annual bonus scheme
Who We Are – Lifeways
At Lifeways, we are one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist support for people living with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries, mental health conditions, and complex care needs.
Job Description
The Opportunity
We are seeking a passionate Area Manager with a proven multi site operational background to lead and inspire our services across our supported living and outreach settings in Leicester.
What You’ll Bring To Lifeways
- Proven experience managing multi-site supported living or residential services in the health and social care sector.
- Strong leadership skills, with a track record of growing teams and driving high standards across services.
- A proactive approach to ensuring quality, health & safety, and regulatory compliance—meeting and exceeding CQC standards.
- The ability to identify and address operational challenges, implementing effective action plans to achieve service improvements.
- A Level 4 qualification or higher in Care or Management (or equivalent experience).
- Experience in managing services for individuals with complex needs such as brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, and mental health is beneficial but not essential
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We’re looking for individuals who embody empathy, courage, honesty, equality, and passion. If that sounds like you, we’d love to welcome you to the team.
Why Join Lifeways?
Role
When you join Lifeways, you step into a leadership role in a company that values and invests in its people. Our shared values guide everything we do:
- Caring – Honest – One Team – Innovative – Courageous – Equal
You’ll Get
- Leadership development programmes & progression pathways
- A supportive, inclusive workplace culture
- Matched contribution company pension scheme
- Wellbeing resources and mental health support
- Reward and Recognition Schemes
- Discounts on shopping, tech, travel, and more through CHOICE Rewards
- Access financial wellbeing tools with Stream, including real-time pay tracking and early access to earned wages
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Why Now?
We are on a bold journey to become the Care Provider of Choice — and this is an exciting time to join us.
We listen closely to our team members through surveys and forums and act on their ideas, continuously improving how we support both our people and the individuals in our care.
As a leader, you’ll have the authority, resources, and support to shape your team’s culture and the quality of care they deliver. We invest in your growth through leadership development and promote a workplace where wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion are more than just words — they’re lived values.
At Lifeways, you’re not just anyone. You’re a leader who can make a difference every single day.
We are not using agencies for this recruitment. Any CVs sent to anyone in Lifeways from a recruitment agency will be treated as a gift.
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