Job title: Registered Care Manager - Adult Residential LD

Job description:
CareTech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness and neurological conditions. We support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care. We are looking for a Registered Manager to join our lovely service in Milton Keynes. Looking after 6 service user’s that have a broad range of learning disabilities, challenging behaviour, mental health and dementia. Previous experience at management level is essential. Likewise, due to the location, a car driver is also essential. So are you caring? Inspirational? Optimistic? And Insightful? – These are easy words, but the real job is to blend all this to enable our service users to lead a fulfilling and satisfying a life as they possibly can. Main duties & Responsibilities include: 1. Lead and direct the day-to-day operational management of the home, ensuring that available resources are used effectively to enable the provision of a good quality service. 2. Ensure that all staff working within the home receive regular supervision, in accordance with CareTech’s Policy. 3. Work closely with the Service Development Team, participating in the selection and compatibility of potential new residents, their assessment, and transition into the home if appropriate. 4. Ensure that all service users have a dynamic support plan, which involves the person as far as is possible, takes account that person’s needs and aspirations, and is reviewed regularly. 5. Hold responsibility for ensuring that the home operates in accordance with all statutory requirements, using the National Minimum Standards as a benchmark for good practice. 6. Ensure that the home offers a safe environment geared to creating opportunities for the personal development of service users, taking into account practical, physical and emotional needs. 7. Take a lead role for risk analysis within the home, ensuring that appropriate assessments take place, and plans put in place to minimise risk where necessary. 8. Ensure that all steps are taken to maintain the health of people living within the home. 9. Play a supporting role to Senior Managers regarding the Contract Monitoring process, providing reports and management information on the conduct of the home where this is necessary. 10. Liaise with external Agencies as appropriate, and ensure that contact between the staff team and those Agencies is conducted in a professional manner. 11. Work with the Personnel Department in supporting the recruitment and selection of staff, and assist the Area Manager in the formulation of staffing strategies, Policies and Procedures, and other pieces of managerial work as required. 12. Participate, as required, in the formulation of budgets, and to monitor expenditure in specific budget headings, as required. 13. Ensure that proper record and administrative systems are in place within the home, as required by CareTech Policy & Procedures, and Statutory Authorities. 14. Be accountable for the management of the Home’s petty cash float and any monies/valuables belonging to service users kept within the home. 15. Participate in the Area’s on-call management system as required. 16. Ensure that the home is run in accordance with good Health & Safety practice and legal requirements. 17. Ensure that maintenance and equipment renewal needs are communicated to the relevant person, obtaining costings/quotes where appropriate, and then ordering items/services once authorised. 18. Ensure that good communication networks are maintained within the home, upwards within CareTech’s management structure, and sideways to relevant others. 19. Undertake Reg. 26 visits in other homes, should this be required. 20. Support the Company’s Disciplinary & Grievance processes, as required, including involvement in Investigations, and the Chairing of Disciplinary Hearings if

Employer Name: Careworx

Job short description: Construction managers

Country: United Kingdom

Region: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Contract duration: Permanent

Contract type: Full time

Source of job offer:
Department for Work and Pensions, Public Employment Services, United Kingdom

How to apply: Other - see free text

Salary currency: GBP

Salary period: Monthly