Vacancy Details
Reporting to the Regional Manager, this autonomous role allows you to take overall responsibility for all aspects of running the service, ensuring the staff team enable the people we support to lead a valued and fulfilling life, maximising their potential physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.
We want you to be involved in developing new initiatives in care practices, ensuring the overall delivery of a quality service, whilst working in accordance with our philosophy of care, its policies and procedures and all relevant legislation.
With highly effective communication skills, you will interact with all departments internally and externally to ensure the safe and efficient running of the service.
Your duties will be varied, with no two days the same, but we do expect our managers to spend a certain amount of time "on the floor" providing hands on support.
Once you apply, you will be asked to create an account with us. This will only take a moment, and will allow us to contact you with regard to your application and will enable you to track the progress of your application.
We are not an agency and will not share your details with any other companies.
About this home Latymer in Redhill
Latymer is a 24-hour, supported living service for adults aged 18+ with moderate to severe learning difficulties, restricted mobility and/or epilepsy.
Latymer specialises in supporting people who have previously lived in a residential setting and require support to make choices and decisions in their lives. The service works with individuals to enable them to have confidence in making choices and increase their daily living skills.
About this home Millbrae in Reigate
Millbrae House is a supported living service in Reigate, Surrey for adults aged 17+ with moderate learning disabilities, emotional needs, epilepsy and mild learning disabilities. Millbrae is able to support individuals as part of a transitional model from home, college or residential care into supported living.
The Ideal Candidate
This exciting and varied role is perfect for a dedicated and resilient person with a people centred focus, the ability to problem solve, manage financials in a business environment as well as coach and develop your team in line with Achieve together's values.
You will have experience managing a service supporting adults with learning disabilities, or be a Deputy Manager ready to move up.
You will either have, or be working towards, your Diploma Level 5 in Health and Social Care.
The people we support are at the heart of everything we do - they are wonderful individuals and deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and choice. Our main priority, therefore, is to find staff with values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own.
About The Company
We are a leading provider of care and support for adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs, including autistic spectrum conditions, mental health needs, challenging behaviour, profound and multiple learning disabilities and epilepsy.
The people we support live in homely, family-like residences, and are encouraged to participate fully in the local community.
We is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the people we support, adults and children, and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Why work for Achieve together?
In addition to your salary, our benefits package includes:
- a pension scheme
- paid annual leave (28 days including bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 1 year)
- reward/recognition schemes
- a generous staff discount and benefits scheme
- a performance related managerial bonus scheme
We also have excellent opportunities for career progression.