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SalaryTitle: Supported Living Manager
Contract Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week
Persona: Site Based
Location: Walthamstow and Chingford, London
Salary: £33,489 to £36,932 per annum depending on experience
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**Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Supported Living Manager to lead and manage our Foundry Mews (Walthamstow) and Everall Court (Chingford) Supported Living schemes which provide support for adults with mental health support needs to build the skills to move on independently.
Reporting to the Locality Manager, the Supported Living Manager will be operationally responsible for the management of the schemes and will lead a team of staff to provide person centred care and support that enables service users to be as independent and self-determining as possible. You will also be responsible for managing the financial and administrative procedures of the schemes and ensuring a high standard of care and support is maintained at all times in accordance with regulations and contractual specifications.
It is essential that you have experience managing services for adults with mental health support needs and a strong working knowledge of the framework of Person-Centred Care and Positive Behaviour Support.
To be successful in the role you will also have:
- Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated experience of motivating, managing and developing staff
- Experience with managing and meeting KPIs and completing monitoring returns to reflect this
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build relationships and work in partnership with relevant stakeholders
- A flexible and positive approach to work with excellent organisational skills
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding, lone working and health and safety requirements
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care or willing to work towards
Why work for L&Q Living?
- We offer excellent benefits including 24 days annual leave (increasing to 29 days after 3 years continuous service), pension scheme and non-contributory life assurance, season ticket loan, employee discount scheme and a health and wellbeing program
- Free training to diploma level 5
- You will have access to our spot bonus scheme for demonstrating how you embed our values. If you go way and beyond, we will reward you with a spot bonus of up to £1000
- You will also be joining an organisation where 78% of our staff told us it’s a great place to work (2022) and 92% of staff told us their manager treats them with respect.
- The opportunity to grow your career with us or other departments within our business
If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!
For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team. Further information about the Disclosure scheme can be found at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs/
At the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q. More information about L&Q’s values can be found on our website and a copy of our behavioural framework can be provided on request.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.
