Head of Care - Children's Services

Kisharon Langdon UK has an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join their growing team in North-West London. Kisharon Langdon are a charity offering a wider breadth of services of enhanced quality, enabling us to better support people with a learning disability and autistic people and their families. From nursery and school to further education, through to employment opportunities and supported living, Kisharon Langdon will enable people with a learning disability and autistic people to thrive and realise their ambitions and aspirations.

Whilst we support the Jewish community, we celebrate and benefit from the diversity of the communities in which we are based and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Service Manager - The Role:

The Service Manager is responsible for ensuring the organisation provides a person-centred service to all members, building relationships with them, their families and the local community. The role is responsible for the supervision and management of a team of support workers, writing care and support plans and rota planning. The post holder will also be responsible for team management for annual leave, appraisals, performance management and any employee relations issues. The Service Manager will work in partnership with the Registered Manager to deliver against all strategic objectives within the operations division.

Service Manager - Key Responsibilities:

• To work alongside the Registered Manager, organising and writing care and support plans, and risk assessments. Also supporting staff to provide person centred services to our members, adhering to organisational policies and procedures and quality systems.
• To be responsible for the delivery of the service which takes into account all of the day-to-day operational requirements, and also quality measurements and monitoring.
• To ensure the service has the required level of resources to support members, including ensuring that the service is fully staffed according to agreed levels.
• To ensure that all members are aware of all social, recreational, and community opportunities and events and facilitate necessary access.

Service Manager - About You:

• Minimum requirement Level 3.
• You will have experience in rota planning in line with contracted care needs across a 24-hours, 7-day rota.
• You will have previous experience of financial management, budget control, line management and working with adults with a learning disability and autistic people.
• You will have the ability to address and respond to employee issues in a fair and consistent manner, including informal and formal performance management.
• You will have working knowledge of regulatory body inspection processes and documentation, and of CQC fundamental standards including safeguarding procedures and processes.
• You will have the ability to work flexibly and participate in the on-call rota as well as a full, clean driving licence and use of own vehicle.

21 days paid holiday per holiday year which increases with length of service, in addition, you are entitled to bank and public holidays and major Jewish festivals. (Pro-rated for part time staff) - Company Pension scheme - Occupational Sick Pay after a qualifying period, which increases with length of service - Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme with free access to independent advice, support and counselling on a wide range of issues - Development and career progression opportunities.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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