Registered Locality Manager in Nottingham

Covering Long Eaton, Nottingham, Swadlincote and Ilkeston

£40,000 per annum depending on experience

Full-time – Permanent

Interviews available outside of business hours upon request

Real Life Options is a registered charity, delivering creative, dynamic and person‑centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies within the Derbyshire area. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Locality Manager across our Long Eaton, Nottingham, Swadlincote and Ilkeston services. This is a permanent, full‑time position, and an excellent opportunity for an experienced career‑driven individual to join our forward‑thinking management team, to lead, develop, manage and be accountable for your team and services across the area.

The Role

The position: We are looking for a competent and compassionate Locality Manager who will successfully register with CQC and be the registered responsible manager across our services. Our services consist of Independent Supported Living, Outreach Support and Domiciliary Care. We currently deliver around 3,600 hours per week which consists of core support, 1:1 support, sleep over and waking night shifts. As part of your role, with continued expansion, the Locality Manager will provide positive leadership, direction and management to the staff teams working across the support services, ensuring the utmost quality care and support is delivered to the people we support at all times. Be prepared to work flexibly and be visible across all services. You will work collaboratively with the staff teams to plan, schedule, review, implement individual care and support ensuring the highest standard of care is delivered by a skilled, motivated and client‑focused staff team. Be accountable, ensuring the services are compliant with continuous oversight and progress to maintain the quality assurance and compliance of the services whilst striving to exceed external regulatory and contractual requirements.

Knowledge / Experience

You will hold a CQC registration and be registered as a Registered Locality Manager with in-depth knowledge and experience in a health or care setting and supporting service users of various needs moderate to complex in both supported living and multi‑occupancy living.

Skills

You will be leading the team and supporting 3 Deputy Managers and 5 Service Leads. You will have strong leadership and management skills, with responsibility to manage and prioritise your own workload whilst supporting the team. Effectively financial and budgetary management capabilities are required. To be successful, you will need to be motivated and a committed team player, able to get the best out of people and enjoy developing and supporting your team. Drive, commitment and initiative will match your natural enthusiasm for this role.

Essential

• S/NVQ Level 5 (in both management and care) or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years supervisory/management experience within a relevant care setting.
• A track record of working within services for people with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour and complex mental health.
• Good knowledge of CQC Inspection Framework and Statutory Requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring and maintaining good governance and mandatory compliance across all services at all times.
• Financial responsibility and reporting to Head of Operations or equivalent.
• Experience of Supported living services, Outreach Support and Domiciliary Care.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Leadership Qualities.
• IT literate.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and provide a clear sense of direction.
• Person‑Centred Approach.
• Full UK driving licence.

Why Join Us?

Real Life Options treats our people with the same respect, care and consideration that we show to the people we support.

Benefits and Rewards

• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first‑rate job.
• Access to training bursaries.
• A minimum of 33‑days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time staff).
• An employer contributory pension scheme.
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face‑to‑face counselling, debt, financial and legal information).
• Life cover 2 × Annual Salary.
• Refer a Friend Incentive £250 Bonus (terms and conditions apply).

Real Life Options is an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or an individual need that may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best. Please let us know.