Strategic Manager - Adult Day Services

Head of Rushton Futures

Rushton Futures is the young adult provision for The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool which provides person centred, outcome driven support for young adults aged 19-30 years old

Our aim is to enhance the lives of adults who are living with disabilities through meaningful and engaging day-time activities. If you share this aim, we’d love to hear from you.

The Head of Rushton Futures is a key role for the organisation in driving forward our plan. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who has the skills, knowledge, and experience to work with our teams, managers, and fellow heads of service in driving quality practice, leading and implementing innovation and embedding the values and behaviours we expect within the Charity.

It is an exciting time for a new Head of Service to come on board due to the new build which is soon to commence. You will be the main point of contact with the architects and work closely with the Rushton Futures board and appointed architects to develop plans for the projected Rushton Centre using current plans and forecasted budget.

A strength-based approach and a commitment to wellbeing in its broadest sense will come naturally to you. You’ll have the skills to turn your values into action. You will understand and role model the behaviours to lead in a complex system and be willing to work across organisational boundaries for the benefits of people, and those important to them. Promoting independence is at the heart of our Services and ensuring people are supported to achieve their goals and ambitions. Above all you’ll promote the human rights of the people we are here to serve. Our service aims are to care, collaborate and champion. You will be focussed to drive the service to ensure these are achieved for everyone. You will be a passionate and enthusiastic advocate for those we serve.

You’ll get plenty of support as part of a friendly team with a dynamic can-do culture. If you have the skills, determination, and commitment to make a real difference and want an exciting job to influence and promote independence for all members or our communities, we want to hear from you.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that our all people thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, enhanced pension scheme and access to a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes.

We welcome applications from individuals with a proven record of Marketing and Commissioning as well as knowledge of CQC regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the principle Lead of Rushton Futures and develop key stakeholder relationships – seek opportunities to strengthen professional relationships with business critical individuals and groups
• Provide support for the Operations Manager being point of contact for the service users and primary carers
• To interpret, advise and mitigate risk, through compliance on all relevant legislation and Law
• To work collaboratively with the Charity team to assist in the development of key policies in line with the Charity’s principles and values whilst ensuring they were in line with relevant regulatory legislation and the governance of the Charity Commission, ensuring all promote best practice.
• To embed equality, diversity and inclusion best practice into all aspects of your work.
• To attend and participate in regular internal meetings and provide data through analysis which supports decision making and strategic development of Rushton Futures Promote and maintain the Corporate Objectives of the Charity, and to work at all times in accordance with the philosophy and ethos of the Charity.
• Maintain high standards of personal accountability.
• Provide strategic leadership for Rushton Futures
• Deliver the highest possible levels of occupancy – develop and implement strategies based on competitor analysis and market developments, to maximize occupancy levels within the region.
• Enhance the profitability of the business by setting challenging business plans and budgets and managing performance against these.
• Ensuring revenues are generated and costs are controlled.
• Take accountability for the Service – driving compliance with all company policies and regulatory requirements; whilst striving to achieve the best possible ratings and other external recognition of quality.
• Championing the evolution of the business by leading the development and integration of new services or the enhancement of existing services.
• Developing staff through the opportunity to build a talented team to support the development of the business.
• Line Management of the Rushton Futures Leadership team
• Promote the highest standards of service by ensuring quality standards are maintained within all aspects of the business.
• Take on an active leadership role as a visible leader in the business, driving change and promoting innovation.