Senior Support Manager in Cheshire, Chester

Do you believe people with a learning disability and/or autism should live lives full of choice, purpose and connection? We are now looking for a Frontline Manager to lead teams across 3 supported living homes in Warrington.

You will lead teams to provide person-centred support that is ambitious and supports connections, purpose and quality of life. You will be a visible leader building relationships with the people we support, your team, families, and partner professionals.

• Coach, mentor and develop staff through supervision, reflective practice and day-to-day leadership.
• Ensure support is meaningful, creative and shaped by what matters to each person.
• Manage rotas, support planning and risk management.
• Embed high-quality PBS practice with support from the PBS Lead.
• Ensure safeguarding, quality and regulatory compliance, including an understanding of or willingness to learn about CQC (the Care Quality Commission) and how to meet their standards.
• Build strong relationships with families, commissioners and health and social care professionals.

You won’t be doing this alone – you’ll be supported by a collaborative local management team and specialist colleagues. There are currently 3 houses in the Hub we are recruiting for. You will be overseeing commissioned support hours for each person, including sleep-ins and waking night support.

Focus on understanding people’s gifts, skills and passions, being ambitious for people, supporting purpose and connecting with local communities and building and maintaining friendships and relationships.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism, ideally in supported living.

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

For all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them. We will support a sense of wellbeing through a celebration of each person’s unique gifts, talents and contributions, the quality of our relationships and ensuring the promotion of real opportunities to connect with others.

MacIntyre’s primary purpose is to make a positive contribution to the lives of children and adults with disabilities. Our secondary purpose is to have a positive influence in our local communities and on our sector by connecting well, nurturing partnerships and demonstrating best practice.

Through our promotion of inclusion, we aim to support every person to live a life that makes sense to them, with a level and style of support of their choosing.

• Six weeks’ annual leave including statutory public holidays.
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees.
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing.
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost).
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period).
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents.
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more.
• You will qualify for a Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre).
• Training and Development – at MacIntyre we fully support your training and development.

We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job. But it doesn’t stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in-house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Area Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge.

If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement: MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce.