Posted in: Social Services/Mental Health in London | Posted: |
Cityworx are recruiting in partnership with leading care provider who are looking for a Locality Manager to oversee a number of supported living services. Working under the Registered Manager, you will be managing Supported Living services for adults with learning disabilities and mental health across the Dagenham, Westminster and Greenwich areas.
Your main responsibilities and duties will include the following:
* To manage and support staff to deliver person centred care, the care and support will be outcome focussed, to ensure that the care and support delivered allows for evidence-based practice
* To provide management support to staff teams, ensuring that the Values of the organisation are embedded through practice.
* To ensure that staff are deployed within the budget and that recruitment of staff is a priority to allow for consistent practice within the services.
* To work with staff teams to embed procedural compliance across their allocated services ensuring that policies and procedures are followed, supporting and mentoring staff members to meet the expected standards within each of the services.
* To support the Registered Locality manager and take responsibility also for effective management of people, practices, performance, and budgets across the allocated services.
* To lead and support with staff related processes including investigations and hearings
* To support and work with the Registered Locality manager to meet the requirements of registration (where applicable) as well as expectations from local authorities and commissioners.
* Support the Registered Locality manager to maximise income across allocated services and minimise the impact of voids, arrears, and operational overheads.
* Support and work with the Registered Locality manager to develop effective relationships, at all levels across all relevant stakeholders including local authorities, professionals, regulators, customers and families, and other stakeholders.
* To oversee the Safeguarding reports, Incident and Accident reports within the service, to take responsibility for the management and reporting of Governance /Quality within the allocated services.
* To prepare and present reports to the Locality manager /Head of learning disabilities and mental health
* Participate in on call rota and occasionally work unsocial hours.
For this role, we are looking for an experienced individual with previous service manager, registered manager or deputy manager level experience. You will need to have managed similar learning disability supported living services and hold, or be working towards, a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (or equivalent). You will also need to have a Driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use