Registered Manager - Meadowside

Kent County Council; London, Deal; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Registered Manager to lead a dedicated team in providing exceptional care for individuals with diverse needs. This role involves overseeing the management of a short breaks service, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and fostering a supportive environment for both staff and clients. With a commitment to professional development and a range of attractive benefits, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about improving lives and have the necessary skills, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Flexible employment conditions

Occupational health services

Counseling services

Learning and development opportunities

Tax-saving childcare schemes

Discounts at local retailers

Pensions and financial support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supporting individuals with disabilities.
• Management experience in a social care setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a staff team and support their development.
• Achieve registration with the Care Quality Commission.

Skills

Supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Management in social care sector

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

Budget management

Education

Level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social care

Job description

We are recruiting to a Registered Manager position at one of our five adult short breaks services in Kent.

Meadowside supports overnight stays for people from the age of 18 years who have an eligible care and support need under the Care Act. These people will present with a learning disability, physical disabilities, autism, behaviours that challenge or sensory impairments.

You will be responsible for the management of the service and lead a staff team with their development and training to enable them to support people to an exceptional person centred standard to achieve their desired outcomes.

For this role you will be required to apply and successfully achieve registration with the Care Quality Commission, our regulatory body, for accommodation for persons who require personal care. Meadowside can support up to 10 people for overnight stays and is in Walmer, Deal.

To apply for this position, you will have:

- proven experience of supporting people who present with learning disability, physical disabilities, autism, behaviours that challenge or sensory impairments

- achieved a level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social care or equivalent

- proven experience of working in a management role in the social care sector

- managed teams providing supervision, appraisal

- supported the performance, and capability process

- a sound knowledge of the relevant acts and regulations as listed in the job description, with a keen focus on the Health and Social care Act, Health and Safety Act and Care Act

- experience of budgeting and working within cash limits

The position is 37 hours a week and would mean you working a 9 to 5 work pattern, Monday to Friday, however there may be occasions when you would be required to support shift cover to ensure the service meets the needs of the people staying at the service.

Interviews will take place shortly after the close date and may include a written exercise and presentation.

Rewards of working for Kent County Council

We value our staff as individuals and aim to help you to achieve your full potential. As part of the employment deal, we offer a competitive range of benefits and flexible employment conditions to ensure staff make the most of their time working at Kent County Council.

As an organisation we provide professional occupational health, counselling (Support Line), coaching and mediation services to help you stay physically, emotionally and mentally well. We also have staff groups that provide you with support and development opportunities for members of our diverse workforce.

Learning and development is an area Kent County Council is keen to provide, we want you to be the best you can be. That means investing in your development, so you have the right skills and mind set needed to do an excellent job.

Other rewards open to you at Kent County Council include the Kent Rewardsscheme and provides:

- tax saving schemes for Childcare

- discounts at Kent County Council Adult Education classes

- discounted high street reloadable cards and vouchers including discount from over 1,200 national and local retailers

- pensions and financial support

This post involves working closely with children and adults and is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

To apply please tell us how you meet all the criteria in the Registered Managers job description.

Please contact Kelly Field at [e-mail] or call her on 03000 415026 should you wish to discuss this exciting opportunity.

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.