Team Manager
We are recruiting for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Team Manager, with extensive experience of working with adults with a learning disability/autism and complex needs.
Position: Team Manager
Location: Enfield EN1
Salary: £39587 per annum
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 38 hours per week
Closing Date: 12th March 2025
Interviews: Week commencing 24th March 2025
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager wanting to further utilise their skills in coaching and mentoring the staff team, and also embedding high standards in the running of the service.
The role would involve managing the Learning Disability supported living services located in Enfield. The services are a number of shared new build self -contained flats with communal space within walking distance from each other in a residential area. The services are designed to support the skills building needed to increase the independence of people with learning disabilities and autism. There is a mix of independent people needing minimal outreach support and those with higher and more complex needs.
Key responsibilities:
- Assess new referrals and develop and manage comprehensive transition, move-in, support & risk plans.
- Build and maintain strong relationships and partnership approach with families and involved professionals and stakeholders.
- Develop, coach and mentor a positive and resilient team of support workers and deputies to deliver high quality and personalised support and embed a culture of positive behaviour support.
- Ensure support is delivered innovatively, flexibly and on a person centred basis to meet the needs and outcomes of the people supported.
- Deliver the service within budget and within expected performance indicators including delivering on outcomes for the people supported.
- Ensure the service is safe, effective, caring, well led, responsive and managed to meet CQC essential standards to a minimum of good service and with the aim of achievement of outstanding.
About You:
Essential skills and experience required for this role include:
- Significant management experience of working in a similar setting.
- Ideally you will have as a minimum:
- 3 years’ experience of delivering person centred support to people with a learning disability/autism and complex needs including behaviours of concern.
- A minimum of 1 years’ experience of managing a service for people with a learning disability/autism/complex needs
- An excellent communicator liaising effectively with key stakeholders
- Experience of staff management and the ability to lead, motivate and develop a large team
- The ability to think creatively and be adaptable in approaches, with experience of implementing emergency management guidance to support staff.
- Experience of carrying out needs assessments and creating support and risk management plans
- The ability to deliver a creative and flexible service that make a positive difference to people’s lives
- A commitment to providing high quality, personalised active support
- Leading by example, you will uphold the rights of people supported to be involved at all levels of decision making.
Benefits
The organisation values everything their staff do for the people supported, so provide a great benefits package:
- 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Comprehensive Learning & Development Programme
- Computing Scheme
- Credit Union Scheme
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care Vouchers
- Flu Jab Reimbursement
- Long Service Awards
- Pension Scheme
- Purchase Additional Annual Leave
- Refer-a-Friend Scheme
- Retirements
- Loans (including season tickets and parking permit loans)
- Blue Light Card
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, therefore we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services for successful candidates. This will be fully subsidised. #INDSCP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
