Project Manager

Creative Support; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization in Morecambe is seeking a Project Manager to supervise projects that support individuals with learning disabilities. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with care standards, collaborate with service users and professionals, and lead staff effectively. This role involves flexible working hours and offers various professional development opportunities, including a Diploma in Health & Social Care. Benefits include pension contributions, discounted travel, and enhanced annual leave.

Benefits

Discounted rail travel

Retail discounts

Free life assurance

Company pension contributions

Probationary bonus

28 days Annual Leave

Enhanced DBS provided

Qualifications

• Must be warm, caring, and committed to providing effective support.
• Previous management or supervisory experience in similar settings required.
• Ability to lead and motivate staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Service Manager in ensuring service compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with service users and professionals to maximize client outcomes.
• Work with service users to develop living skills.
• Supervise a team of staff members.

Skills

Management experience

Supervisory experience

Effective communication

Ability to work flexibly

Education

Diploma in Health & Social Care (desirable)

Job description

We are looking for a Project Manager to oversee and run some of our projects in Morecambe, supporting individuals with learning disabilities to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives within a high-quality care environment.

You must be warm, caring and entirely committed to providing effective, active support which enables people to live fulfilling lives. You will have previous management or supervisory experience in a similar setting and will be an outstanding role model for our staff. You will embrace the opportunity to combine leadership and management with holistic, personalised support.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Service Manager in ensuring that the service meets, and surpasses, both CQC standards and the contract specification.
• Collaborating extensively and effectively with service users, their families, friends, and pertinent professionals to provide a service which maximises client outcomes.
• Working with service users to build on existing living skills and attain new ones.
• Supervising a team of staff members.

We enjoy excellent working relationships with the multi-disciplinary teams and partner agencies. Our staff teams are very committed and well-motivated, whilst our local management team is approachable and mutually supportive. You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service including doing some shifts on the rota. This will include working early mornings, late evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Professional Development and Benefits

Creative Support is committed to your professional development, and offers on-going training including the opportunity to undertake a Diploma in Health & Social Care (Level 5) as well as other practitioner/leadership training.

• Discounted rail travel
• Retail discounts
• Free life assurance
• Company contributions towards your pension

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

About the Organization

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received an Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK - This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Vacancy Reference Number: 89346. Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.