Supported Living Manager

Supported Living Manager - Cumbria Work with Walsingham and make a real difference to people's lives Walsingham Support has been operating across England and Wales since 1986. We enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs. We're different because we pride ourselves in putting the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We do this by delivering specifically tailored support for every individual we work with. As a valued member of our team, each Supported Living Manager is there to help deliver the quality-of-life people with disabilities deserve. By doing so, the support worker will be supporting our service users to reach their full potential. You will help to ensure that Walsingham Support's care is of high quality and person-centred. As a Supported Living Manager you will help to ensure that care is tailored to the needs of each individual and based on their lifestyle. As a Supported Living Manager, it is your duty to ensure a high quality and well maintained environment for those we support. Each Supported Living Manager is expected to work from a care plan, providing help with day to day living tasks. This might include personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, providing emotional support, social interaction and visits to activities in their communities. We really care about our staff and offer a wide range of benefits to each Supported Living Manager: Favourable working hours, including part-time roles and bank positions. 28 days annual leave, rising up to 38 days depending on length of service. Double pay if you work on bank holidays. Pension scheme contributions. Life assurance equal to three times your salary. Bereavement helpline. Walsingham Rewards Scheme with extensive discounts on everyday items. Exceptional training and continuing professional development opportunities. Long service awards. Eyecare vouchers. Outstanding work bonus payments. Recommend a friend bonus of £250. This is a wonderfully varied role where you will build genuine relationships with the people you care for. You do not need prior experience to join as a Supported Living Manager with Walsingham Support. We provide all the training required Read on to find out more Supported Living Manager - Cumbria Are you able to provide leadership and first line management within the Walsingham Support's supported Living care services? By using the principles of Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support in the role of Supported Living Manager, you will model best-practice in providing care and support to people with a learning disability and/or autism, and in doing so promote independence and choice. You will be able to provide excellent-quality care and support, including personal care. 1. Responsibility within your service to ensure that all care & support is offered in a person-centred manner and the people supported are at the heart of all choices and decisions made. 2. To ensure that the team of Support Workers are effectively deployed to meet the needs of the people we support, by writing staff rotas that matches the care and support hours commissioned and budgeted for each service. 3. To ensure that all shifts are covered by suitably trained and experienced Support Workers, sourcing suitable cover to periods of sickness and for staff vacancies. 4. To induct and supervise Support Workers in supported living, floating support and residential care services. 5. To ensure that all necessary staff training is up to date at all times. 6. To ensure that the support team fully understand the service design and support plans of each person they support, and that the service provided reflects the individuals wishes and meets the outcomes contained within these documents. 7. To maintain detailed, accurate, person-centred and outcomes-focused care and support plans, in addition to all other care, support and health records as required. 8. To provide leadership and direction to Support Workers within residential care, supported living or floating support services, supporting teams to achieve performance targets and ensuring that services are provided to the highest possible standard and are consistent with the principles and values of personalisation and independence. 9. To support the professional development of Support Workers and the wider team in residential care services through mentoring and coaching. 10. To ensure expected Quality and Compliance standards are met, and where possible exceeded. 11. Within the framework of Walsingham Supports policies and procedures, be responsible for the day-today operational management of supported living, floating support or residential care services. 12. Ensuring that Support Workers are equipped with appropriate resources, advice, and knowledge to follow best practice, as well as meeting all legislative and contractual standards. 13. To be responsible for the sound financial management of residential care services, ensuring that management accounts are regularly reviewed, that all costs are managed within the agreed budgetary framework. 14. To ensure that budgeted occupancy levels are achieved for your service. Supported Living Manager - Cumbria Work with Walsingham and make a real difference to people's lives Walsingham Support has been operating across England and Wales since 1986. We enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and other complex needs. We're different because we pride ourselves on putting the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We do this by delivering specifically tailored support for every individual we work with. At Walsingham Support, our staff teams are the linchpin of our organisation and they are passionate about our ambition. We work in an equal and diverse society in which people with disabilities are citizens in their own right. We support them so that they can reach their own potential. By working with Walsingham Support, you'll be supporting disabled people live their lives to the full. Our values underpin our ambition. As an organisation we are: Passionate - People are always at the heart of everything we do. Supportive - Appreciate our colleagues, recognise achievements and develop our staff. Progressive - Embrace innovation and positive risk taking. Genuine - Always being open, honest and treat everyone with respect. When we hire new people, we look for team players who take pride in what they do and adopt a can-do attitude. Each and every member of the team plays a vital role in making a huge difference to individual lives by helping them to reach their full potential. In return, well help you to exceed your career ambitions, aims and aspirations. Supported Living Manager - Cumbria At Moresby Parks you will be supporting 6 male residents aged between 45 and late 60s, with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Dementia. The service is a two-storey detached house with a spacious lounge, dining room, kitchen and garden. You will be working to support the residents with activities, hobbies, socialising and maintaining their personal needs. ADZN1_UKTJ