Assistant Manager in Nottingham

ASSISTANT MANAGER HUGHENDON LODGE, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, 37HRS, F11-AD1 – £30,091 – £32,658, FTE

Do you have experience leading teams in a Social Care setting?
Are you looking to develop your leadership experience?
Do you want to work with a great team to make a difference in peoples lives?

Hughendon Lodge is a residential supported accommodation service housing people who live with severe and enduring mental ill health. We encourage applications from people who value equality and diversity in all its aspects, who have a passion to see people develop and achieve their aspirations and are a strong team player. Experience of line management, partnership working and a passion for service user involvement preferred.

Our clients have a wide range of complex needs, including mental health challenges, substance misuse, trauma and other vulnerabilities. We implement a person-centred support plan in collaboration with our clients and staff. To prevent homelessness, maximise independence, improve health, and enable our client group to achieve their potential

We build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including healthcare providers and foster a positive and inclusive environment, promoting best practices and a trauma-informed approach

Be a part of our committed and compassionate team working to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.

Youll be responsible with supporting the Service Manager and to be there to supervise and support the staff team. You will manage the service as a whole, act as landlord and manage the staff team whilst working and complying with FHA aims and objectives and complying with contractual obligations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Staff management and other resource management (Financial and Physical) as appropriate.
  Provide management to staff daily to ensure the service runs smoothly.
• Management of staff from recruitment to exit.
  Partnership working, including funding raising with statutory voluntary, community groups.
• Responsible for housing management.
• Duty manager, peer audits and hearings.
• Health & Safety of building, staff and service users.
• Overseeing and engaging where appropriate with all aspects of support for move on/successful independent living.
• Produce service monitoring data

What we need from you

Experience of managing others
Experience of working with people from vulnerable groups
Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders
At least NVQ level 4 or working towards
Is flexible, positive and encourages others to take a solution focussed approach
Willingness to engage in continual professional development

Why Join Us?

• Working for Framework is a great way into social care. We invest in you and encourage career progression providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
• Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
• 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays increasing with service.
• Paid DBS Service.
• Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottinghams few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.

If you would like any further information, please call and arrange an informal visit with one of our managers, we will be happy to meet you and answer any questions you may have.