Support Manager

National health service; United States; Remote; USD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Support Manager to oversee two supported living houses, ensuring person-centred care and high-quality service delivery. You will develop teams, involve people using the service in decisions, and work with families and professionals to meet regulatory standards.

Applicants should have strong compassionate leadership, knowledge of postural management and PBS, and experience in learning disabilities within supported living.

Qualifications

• Essential: Accredited level 5 diploma in health and social care (or equivalent).
• Ability to lead compassionate, high-performing teams within a values-based framework.
• Experience in supported living for people with learning disabilities at deputy level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage teams supporting people with learning disabilities to live independently.
• Ensure day-to-day delivery of the service to high standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee staff supervision, induction, training, appraisals and personal development plans.

Skills

Strong compassionate leadership

Education

Accredited level 5 diploma in health and social care

Job description

Shared homes. As Support Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of two supported living service, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. You will inspire and develop a dedicated team to work closely with people using the service to ensure they are involved as equal partners in decisions affecting their lives and how their house is run. You will work closely with families and professionals, and make sure the service meets regulatory standards and the aspirations of the people we support. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment and passion to support people to live their lives on their terms. Having working knowledge of facilitating person centred plans and person-centred reviews, using person centred thinking tools to support people to make choices and decisions. Ensuring their human rights are upheld.

Job responsibilities

You should be able to demonstrate experience of compassionate leadership, managing performance issues, financial management and the development of high performing teams within a sound value base, whilst ensuring the rights of the people we support are fully respected and that people are in control of their own lives. You should have extensive experience of working with people learning disability in a supported living service. Level 4 or 5 diploma in health or social care is essential. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment.

Essential

• Accredited level 5 (or working towards) diploma in health and social care (or equivalent)

Skills

• Strong compassionate leadership skills

Experience

• Extensive demonstrable knowledge of working in Supported Living with people with learning disabilities at deputy level

Knowledge

• Knowledge of supporting people with complex health and/or using behaviour to communicate, including the importance of postural management and PBS and how to implement it.

Job summary

The Support Manager is accountable for all aspects of the day-to-day management and delivery of the service over a 24-hour period at 2 supported living houses. They are fully responsible for ensuring that all services are delivered according to supported living principles and demonstrate a strong commitment and passion to support people to live their lives on their terms. The support manager is responsible for ensuring each member of staff in their team is capable of fulfilling their role and receives regular supervision, an appropriate induction and training and receives an annual Appraisal and Personal Development Plan (and that these are updated and reviewed at the agreed intervals). The Support Manager must ensure that these activities are properly recorded on the prescribed documentation or electronic system.

Main duties of the job

The opportunity has arisen for a manager to lead and manage teams of staff who support people with learning disabilities to live in their own, Desirable.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Reference number

173-57426-LDS

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital, Leeds, LS12 3QE, United Kingdom

Employer details

• Employer name: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: St Mary's Hospital, Leeds, LS12 3QE, United Kingdom
• Employer's website: (not given)