Care Home Manager

Choice Care; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning Academy - Level 5 in Care LEa

Enhanced holiday entitlement - 35 days

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend scheme - £500

Choiceversary vouchers: £75/£100/£150

Christmas bonus - vouchers

Life insurance

Annual staff awards

In-house training - Advanced & Foundat

Job summary

Choice Care is recruiting a Home Manager for Meylan House in Didcot, Oxfordshire. You will oversee daily operations, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for residents with learning disabilities, autism and related needs.

The role emphasizes leadership, staff development and compliance with CQC standards, with training opportunities including Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management. 37.5 hours per week at £18.81/hour.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in Adult Social Care.
• Professional approach with ability to organise and prioritise.
• Good knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall management and daily running of Meylan House, ensuring a safe, positive environment for residents.
• Provide leadership to staff and ensure care is delivered in line with CQC standards and Company policies.

Job description

Hours:37.5

Salary:£18.81

Overview of the role

Reporting to the Assistant Regional Director, the Home Manager’s role is to be responsible for the overall management and daily running of the home, in accordance with CQC standards and Company policies and procedures, with the end purpose of creating a safe, positive and happy environment for all residents. There is an opportunity to study a Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management - General Adult Social Care Diploma to become a qualified Registered Manager.

The position requires extensive knowledge, including supervisory experience from working in Adult Social Care. You will need to have a professional approach with the ability to organise and prioritise, and a good knowledge of relevant codes of practice and legislation.

Personal attributes

Leadership, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to build lasting relationships with staff, residents, families and external organisations or partners, being patient, reliable and flexible are key characteristics of a successful Home Manager.

What are the benefits?*

• Learning Academy - Level 5 in Care Leadership & Management - General Adult Social Care
• Enhanced holiday entitlement - starting from 35 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in-house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off onyour birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected at random, receive £500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Stream– a financial wellbeing app that enables you to: track your earnings; save withhigh-street beating interest rates; choose to access your earnings ahead of pay day withflexible pay; receive discounts with hundreds of retailers;learn with financial coaching and education, and much more

*minimum serviceperiods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicableto some benefits

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK’s leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30years’ experience, we’re at the forefront of national best practice, with among thehighest CQC ratingsof any comparable organisation. We are also proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employersfor the second year in a row!

Our homes are more than just a place to live, they’re like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close knit community, with its own unique personality, and all the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self-esteem.

In every Choice Care home there’s a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this there areregular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone canget involved in and express themselves through.

Where will youwork?

Meylan House is a large, detached home in a quiet residential area of Didcot in Oxfordshire that supports up to seven men and women of varied ages with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs. The home offers two spacious communal lounges, one designated a quiet zone, a shared kitchen and dining area and a large back garden with a very popular trampoline. The experienced staff and Positive Behaviour Support Team work together to help all those living at Meylan to develop their independence skills, with a busy schedule of individual and group activities and access to computers and the internet. The home has its own transport for local visits and excursions, including swimming, music sessions, bowling, walks, 'Race Around' and laser tag. It also has excellent links with local colleges and community education facilities.

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