Project Manager

Creative Support; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A social care provider is seeking a dynamic manager to oversee their services in Blackpool. The role involves leading a team, maintaining service quality, and developing new supports for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The ideal candidate must have experience in the social care sector and a person-centred approach to management. This position includes a range of benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

33 days leave

Company paid DBS

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in social care sector.
• Ability to implement CQC quality standards.
• Experience in staff and service management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the service provision in Blackpool.
• Develop new services meeting local needs.
• Lead and support the team.
• Communicate professionally with families and advocates.

Skills

Staff management

Communication

Person-centred approach

Leadership

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Creative Support is looking for a caring, dynamic and highly motivated person to help manage our varied portfolio of social care services in Blackpool. You will be working with the Service Manager and be jointly responsible for maintaining an overview of all services, leading a highly motivated team of Team Leaders and Senior staff and contributing to the further development of services within the region. You must be an accomplished manager and have extensive experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for current service provision in the area, including:
• Supported living services for people with a learning disability and people on the autistic spectrum, including people who have additional complex care and communication needs
• Floating and community support for people with a learning disability/mental health needs
• Develop new services that meet local needs and promote opportunity, choice, health and wellbeing.
• Demonstrate a person-centred approach with a warm, confident, professional manner.
• Lead a team with confidence, providing clear guidance, supervision and support to team members.
• Communicate positively and professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies.
• Be based in Blackpool with regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews.
• Oversee staff deployment and rotas and work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in staff and service management is essential.
• Prior experience as a Registered Manager is not essential but you must be a confident and accountable practitioner with the ability to put CQC quality standards into practice.

Development and Support

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction and career development opportunities. Creative Support’s Development Pathway provides a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework. We may support you with advanced practitioner training opportunities in relevant areas. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive management culture.

Location and Working Arrangements

You will be based in our friendly, well equipped office in Blackpool and will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will be required to oversee staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner including evenings and weekends.

Apply

Vacancy Reference Number: 81768

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Benefits and Diversity

• Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
• We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.
• We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.