A fantastic opportunity for a LD Manager has arisen to join a specialist care provider who specialise in supporting adults with Learning Disabilities, including those with Autism.
This is a 12 month fix term contract and you will be supporting with an exciting new project within the organisation. This positions also offers working from home for flexible working and has the potential to be made permanent.
You will focus on enhancing life and social skills for independent living, assisting the people supported to pursue their goals and interests, and to encourage social inclusion and activities.
We are seeking a compassionate, knowledgeable and experienced leader who is looking for a new and exciting challenge.
Key Responsibilities of a LD Manager
Ensure staff encourage and support the service users in expressing their needs, enabling them to make choices and to participate in planning the support they need.
Ensure service users have person centred plans, that these are reviewed, evaluated in partnership with the service users, key workers, family members and other professionals.
Ensure the service users are enabled to become as independent as possible, to grow in confidence and personal ability.
Ensure the service users have a health action plan, receive advice, regular health checks to maintain their physical and emotional well-being. Ensure medication is administered and recorded as prescribed.
Communicate positively with service user’s friends and family arranging regular meetings, issuing newsletters and promoting events
Accountable for the overall quality of the service and to ensure it conforms with the care quality commission essential care standards for quality and safety
Ensure policies and legislation pertaining to the business are fully understood and followed.
Work closely with the groups senior management and finance director in the management of the service budgets. To take positive steps to market the services to commissioning bodies and to take action to address voids, to ensure that full occupancy is achieved and maintainedKey requirements a Supported Living Manager must have:
A minimum of three years’ experience working with individuals with a Learning disability and or Autism and associated complex needs.
NVQ Level 3 (minimum) in Health and Social Care.
A driver with access to a vehicle.
A warm, person-centred and respectful approach to working with people with a Learning disability and or Autism and associated complex needs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to listen attentively to others
Ability to collaborate and work professionally with service users, families, and involved professionals/agencies to provide a service which maximises outcomes for service users
Experience of supervising and supporting staff, and deploying staff resources efficiently to meet the needs of the service
Knowledge and skills to ensure the safe management and administration of medication
An up-to-date knowledge of best practice in managing challenging behaviour utilising a positive behaviour support approach.
Ability to conduct holistic needs and risk assessments with service users and devise support and risk management plans
Ability to plan and organise the delivery of the service
Willingness to work flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidaysBenefits:
Paid training and opportunities to further develop your skills.
Employee Assistance Programme made available to all employees.
A professional, continuous personal supervision process, to ensure ongoing support and guidance.
Health and wellbeing package.If you are interested in the above Supported Living Manager vacancy, please contact Ella Bryett at Domus Recruitment.
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