Practice Leader

Thera's Vision; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support organization in Ipswich seeks a Practice Leader to improve outcomes for people with learning disabilities. You will mentor Support Workers and ensure person-centred support, promoting inclusion and independence. Essential qualifications include experience with learning disabilities, strong leadership, and digital skills. This role offers flexible working hours across multiple locations, empowering individuals to live fulfilling lives.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and care regulations.
• Confidence in using digital systems.

Responsibilities

• Shape the direction of your field through expertise.
• Mentor and empower Support Workers.
• Support individual emotional and social wellbeing needs.

Skills

Experience supporting people with learning disabilities

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Decision-making skills

Flexible working hours

Tools

Excel

Care planning software

Job description

Overview

At Thera East, Practice Leaders are experts in person-centred support. Most importantly, they improve outcomes for people with a learning disability, ensuring choice and control around the delivery of their support, and maintain a safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape the direction of your field through your expertise and passion for growing people and practices
• Mentor and empower Support Workers to provide the very best support to people with a learning disability.
• Support individual emotional, psychological and social wellbeing needs in line with Positive Behaviour Support guidance.
• You will also support people with personal care, assisting with finances, preparing meals and accessing the community.
• You and your team will encourage people to live the life that they choose, ensuring that they have choice and control around the planning and delivery of their support, enabling them to achieve their desired lifestyle and goals, maximising their community inclusion and participation.

Experience and Skills

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and care regulations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Confidence in using digital systems (e.g. Excel, care planning software).
• Flexible working hours, willingness to travel and work across multiple locations.

Additional Information

The role requires you to have a flexible approach to working shifts and maintaining records in line with company policies. At all times aim to empower individuals, promote inclusion, rights & independence, whilst adhering to policies and acting as an ambassador for the company

Thera Vision

Thera will show that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society. Thera will be controlled by people with a learning disability. People supported by Thera can say how their Thera company is directed and managed. People with a learning disability will design the support they want from Thera. Thera will respect the rights and wishes of people at work, at home and in the community. People with a learning disability will check the quality of support from their Thera company. Thera Group will be led by a charity