Level 3 - Care Manager

Active Prospects; Redhill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Enhanced parental leave

EAP with legal support and counselling

Referral bonuses

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Active Prospects in Redhill, Surrey is seeking an experienced Care Manager to lead our Complex Care Service for adults with autism, learning disabilities and complex needs. The role requires compassionate leadership, robust safeguarding, and the ability to balance risk with empowerment.

You will oversee day and night support teams (2:1 by day, 1:1 at night), coordinate personal care, medication, meals and activities, and attend monthly management meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience leading staff teams in complex care settings.
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs, including behaviours that may challenge.
• Strong communication and safeguarding skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complex care service in Redhill, ensuring high-quality person-centred support.
• Oversee day and night support (2:1 by day, 1:1 at night) and coordinate personal care, medication, meals and activities.
• Attend monthly management meetings and contribute to ongoing learning and development.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Empathy

Experience in complex care

Job description

Position: Care Manager - Level 3 Location: Redhill, Surrey Salary: £39,346.00 Service Type: Complex Care Service Speciality: Autism, Learning Disabilities

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an award-winning organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do?

Do you want to lead a dedicated team that supports people to live a gloriously ordinary life - full of opportunity, choice, fun, and meaningful experiences that help them achieve their goals and aspirations?

Active Prospects is seeking an experienced and compassionate Care Manager to lead our complex care service in Redhill, Surrey. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs, including behaviours that may challenge.

The service currently supports three amazing people with autism, communication and sensory needs, and some behaviours that challenge. They require support with all aspects of daily life, including personal care, medication, meals, household routines, and taking part in recreational activities that bring them joy and fulfilment. Our aim is to empower the people we support to live ordinary lives through active support, positive risk-taking, creative thinking, and a person-centred approach. At present, all the people we support receive 2:1 support during the day and 1:1 support at night.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about empowering people to live fulfilling and aspiring lives. You will be kind, patient, resilient and compassionate, with a strong belief in the value of excellent leadership. This role can be challenging at times, but the difference you will make for the people we support and the team you lead is incredibly rewarding.

You will be adaptable, flexible and confident in leading staff teams to support people to build independence, make choices, and achieve positive outcomes through empowerment, active support, positive risk-taking and creative, person-centred practice.

Benefits:

• Competitive rate of pay.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay,
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with various aspects of free legal support and counselling,
• Financial awards for successful recruitment referrals
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Please note: This role involves attending monthly management meetings in Reigate, taking part in an on-call rota, and actively engaging in ongoing learning and development opportunities.