Supported Living Scheme Manager

Grace Eyre; Preston; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holiday entitlement

One paid celebration day a year

Cost of living support package

Cycle to work scheme

Generous refer-a-friend scheme

One paid volunteering day a year

Free Blue Light Card

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pension contributions

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

Grace Eyre is recruiting a Supported Living Scheme Manager for a new specialist service in Hove. You will lead a staff team to provide safe, person-centred care for residents with complex needs, ensuring independence and wellbeing.

The role requires strong leadership, safeguarding knowledge, and experience in social care regulation. NVQ4/QCF5 in Leadership and Management or willingness to work towards is essential.

Qualifications

• Lead and manage a team delivering safe, responsive supported living services
• Demonstrate strong safeguarding and regulatory compliance
• Evidence quality monitoring and service improvement using IT systems

Responsibilities

• Manage a staff team to provide safe, empowering support
• Lead on safeguarding and compliance within regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with housing providers, families and professionals
• Model best practice and oversee supervision and quality monitoring
• Create a positive, vibrant living environment for residents

Skills

Leadership

People management

Safeguarding

IT systems

Education

NVQ4/QCF5 Leadership & Management

Registered Managers Award

Willingness to obtain qualification

Job description

Job Description

Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.

Grace Eyre is one of the oldest and most innovative charities in the UK. We’re committed to supporting a range of people, including people with an acquired brain injury, physical disabilities, learning disability and autistic people.

Our mission is to provide good homes and pioneering support, connections and experiences led by Our Charter, where voice, choice, growth and happiness lead the way.

Are you an experienced social care leader who is passionate about high-quality, person-centred support?

We are excited to be recruiting a Supported Living Scheme Manager for our brand-new specialist service in Hove. This unique development provides high-quality, long-term affordable housing for people living with acquired brain injuries and/or physical disabilities, supporting residents to live independently in a safe, accessible and welcoming community.

The scheme comprises 28 beautifully designed, fully accessible purpose-built apartments, each with its own private entrance and outdoor space or balcony. Residents will also benefit from our inviting communal areas, including a ground-floor community lounge, an additional shared space on the upper floor, and a stunning rooftop garden offering panoramic views across Hove. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping a vibrant new service and making a lasting difference to people’s lives.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will manage and support a staff team to provide safe, responsive and empowering services that promote independence, choice and wellbeing. You will lead from the front, model good practice and maintain high standards through supervision and quality monitoring.

You will work closely with housing providers, families, professionals and community groups organising social events and activities and create a positive, vibrant living environment where people feel safe, connected and proud of where they live.

The successful candidate will have proven leadership skills, experience of managing services for people with complex needs, strong organisational skills and confidence using relevant IT systems. You will understand key social care legislation, including safeguarding and mental capacity, and be able to evidence quality and compliance in line with regulatory requirements.

An NVQ4/QCF5 in Leadership and Management, Registered Managers Award, or willingness to work towards the required qualification is essential.

If you are proactive, compassionate and committed to developing people and services, we would love to hear from you.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Staff benefits include:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• One paid celebration day a year
• Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous refer-a-friend scheme
• One paid volunteering day a year
• Free Blue Light Card
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Enhanced death in service
• Employee Assistance
• Electric Car Scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities.

We are also:

• A real living wage employer
• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer

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Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. xcswzye One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.