Interim Area Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in Kent to manage severalsupported living service on an Interim basis for 3- 6 months. The organisation is well establish and supports Young Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health issues.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Multisite Manager to help make a real difference to young peoples lives. This is an incredible organization who have great growth opportunities and a fantastic reputation providing quality care for service users.

Manager Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and guidance to the teams, observe and feedback on practice to improve quality, positive behavioural support and person-centred approaches.
• Undertake regular supervision meetings with staff & facilitate team meetings.
• Ensure support plans are current and staff are aware of the review and implementation of individual support plans.
• Manage performance issues engaging the appropriate informal / formal processes where necessary and with guidance from Service Manager/HR.
• Manage the staffing resources of the service including rota management and staff budgets
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.

Manager Requirements

• Experience of supporting people who are vulnerable.
• NVQ Level 5 in Social Care Management or equivalent.
• Experience of supervising and motivating staff.
• Clear written and verbal communication style.
• IT literate and confident in the use of different IT systems / packages.
• Willing to undertake required training, sometimes off site and outside normal working hours.
• Willing and able to travel between locations as required.
• Available for flexible working patterns including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins and nights as required.
• Able to undertake on-call duties on a rota basis.
• A driver to enable travel between services.

Manager Benefits

• Opportunity for overtime and extra pay out of hours.
• Fantastic opportunities for progression

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