{"id":64669,"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/service-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:29:36","slug":"service-manager","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/service-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Service Manager<br \/><\/strong><br \/> <strong>Location:<\/strong> Exmouth, Devon<br \/> <strong>Salary:<\/strong> &pound;30,000 per annum, pro rata<br \/> <strong>Contract:<\/strong> Temporary, 2&ndash;3 months<br \/> <strong>Hours:<\/strong> Full-time, 37.5 hours per week<br \/> <strong>Start:<\/strong> ASAP<\/p>\n<p> <strong>About the role<\/strong><br \/> We are looking for an experienced <strong>Service Manager<\/strong> to provide temporary management cover at our 16+ supported accommodation service in <strong>Exmouth, Devon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> This is a 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