Extra Care Registered Manager

Closing Date: Monday 23rd September 2024

Up to £30,000 per annum

Carlisle, Cumbria

Full-Time

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Manager to manage our two Carlisle Extra Care services, Heysham Gardens and Burnside Court. Both services have a vibrant and established care team providing compassionate support to older adults. The services ensure support cover is in place during the day and operate waking night support to clients should they need it. The service is registered with the CQC as delivering Personal Care and has good systems and processes in place to ensure that a quality service is delivered consistently.

Responsibilities

1. Fulfil the role of registered manager with the CQC for this service.
2. Meet the expectations of local authority commissioners and the contract that underpins the service, which holds a ‘Good’ rating with the Care and Quality Commission.
3. Lead the staff team to provide the highest standards of customer care and person-centred service delivery.
4. Promote independence, choice, and wellbeing among service users.
5. Manage operational aspects of the service and directly supervise a Deputy Manager and Support Workers.
6. Work effectively with families and other agencies, maintaining a positive and trusting relationship with on-site Housing Scheme Managers.
7. Undertake quality assurance checks to ensure compliance with essential standards of care.
8. Respond to referrals, undertake assessments, and participate in allocation processes.
9. Ensure that each person moving into the service has a personalized care plan that meets their needs and preferences.

Qualifications

You will have relevant skills, knowledge, and at least three years of management experience in the care and support of older people in settings such as extra care, home care, or residential care. You will have previous experience of staff supervision and management. A warm, caring, and person-centred approach is essential, along with a commitment to re-ablement principles and promoting dignity and independence. We are looking for someone with a can-do hands-on approach who is a positive role model.

Application Process

For informal inquiries, please email julie.cooke@creativesupport.co.uk.

Vacancy Reference Number: 80664
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days leave, and company-paid enhanced DBS.

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

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.

Application Instructions:

To apply, candidates must complete the online application form located on our company website via the listing for the above reference numbered role. We do not accept CVs as a method of application.

Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date, please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. We do not provide outcomes for unsuccessful applications.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

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