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£35k-£48k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Supported living experience
This setting differs from residential. Look for relevant experience.
Independence-focused values
Ask how they promote choice and independence while managing risk.
CQC and compliance
Confirm their grasp of compliance and any registration requirement.
How to run the hire
1. Define the service
Be clear on the client group, model and registration.
2. Check the essentials
Confirm supported living experience, qualifications and CQC knowledge.
3. Use a values interview
Assess how they balance independence, safety and quality.
4. Include a scenario
A risk or safeguarding scenario reveals their judgement.
5. Reference thoroughly
Confirm quality, conduct and safeguarding record.
Fees typically run 15-20% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts, and candidates are compliance-checked.
Usually 5-9 weeks.
Whether they need to hold the CQC registration and the client group are the main variables.
A Registered Service Manager leads a supported living service - managing care quality, staff and compliance while promoting the independence and choice of the people supported.
They often hold the CQC registration for the service.
Supported living focuses on helping people live as independently as possible in their own tenancies, with support, rather than in a residential setting.
The values and model differ, so we match relevant experience.
Try: How do you balance independence with keeping people safe?
Tell me about a positive-risk decision you supported.
How do you handle a safeguarding concern? and How do you keep the service CQC-compliant?
Yes, across supported living for learning disabilities, mental health and complex needs.
We match the client group and model to the candidate's experience.
Tell us about your role and a specialist social care recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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