Registered Locality Manager in Ilkeston

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 the 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.

Responsibilities:

• Register as the responsible manager across our services.
• Provide positive leadership, direction and management to staff teams across all services.
• Plan, schedule, review and implement individual care and support ensuring the highest standard of care.
• Ensure services are compliant with continuous oversight and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and support 3 Deputy Managers and 5 Service Leads.
• Manage own workload efficiently while supporting the wider team.
• Oversee financial and budgetary management, reporting to Head of Operations or equivalent.
• Maintain good governance and mandatory compliance across all services.

Qualifications:

• Hold a CQC registration and be registered as a Registered Locality Manager.
• Full UK driving licence.
• NVQ Level 5 (in both management and care) or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years supervisory/management experience within a relevant care setting.
• Track record of working within services for people with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour and complex mental health.
• Good knowledge of the CQC Inspection Framework and statutory requirements.
• Experience of supported living services, outreach support and domiciliary care.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• IT literate.
• Person-centred approach.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Effective financial and budgetary management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to provide a clear sense of direction for the team.
• Person-centred approach.

Benefits and Rewards:

• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first-rate job.
• Access to training bursaries.
• Minimum of 33 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• An employer contributory pension scheme.
• 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).
• Annual pay reviews and generous pension scheme.

Company Values:

• Respect
• Honesty
• Responsibility
• Excellence

Ideal Candidate Qualities:

• Honest
• Good communicator
• Strong values
• Flexible
• Passionate
• Self-motivated
• Reliable
• Caring
• Inclusive

Initial contact with applicants will usually be by email; please check all email folders regularly, including junk mail folders. Real Life Options are 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. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that may affect your performance in selection, we will make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best.