Team Manager - Residential Care

Job Description
Using your experience of autism care, as a Team Manager you are responsible for being a practice lead and for the day-to-day organisation of a team of autism professionals.
Through role modelling outstanding working practices, providing coaching, and mentoring you will support others to deliver excellent outcomes for young people aligned with their individual learning outcomes and development goals.
About Prior's Court
Prior's Court was set up by Founding Patron Dame Stephanie Shirley, whose vision of a centre of excellence for children with autism became reality with the opening of Prior's Court School in 1999. We have since grown to support around 90 young people with complex autism aged between 5-25 years.
Since opening, our support team has grown from around 20 to 500 and we have built a reputation as a cutting edge educational, vocational, and residential facility for young people with autism.
About the job
Salary £28,000 - £36,000 per annum – (dependent on qualification and experience)
In conjunction with the Learning & Wellbeing Management team, our Team Mangers are responsible for the day to day organisation of a team of Autism Practitioners. Role modelling outstanding working practices our Team Managers ensure the health and wellbeing of the young people in the home.
Using your experience and knowledge of complex autism and/or learning disabilities care you will support others to deliver excellent outcomes for young people, enabling them to lead fulfilling and purposeful lives.
· Line manage, coach and mentor a team of Autism Practitioners
· Support the recruitment and induction process as necessary
· Manage staff attendance including sickness and other absence
· Manage staff performance including monthly check-in's, conduct, performance improvement, staff risk assessments and development plans
· Ensure the use of autism friendly strategies (Prior Approach) to provide learning & wellbeing support to young people
· Understand and support others to understand and implement young people’s This Is Me plans
· Carry out personal care for young people in line with their This Is Me plans
· Monitor and manage accuracy and timely completion of young people’s information within Prior Insight ensuring This Is Me plans are accurately maintained
· Ensure young people's timetables are accurately reflected on Prior Insight
· Manage overall young people’s attendance
· Ensure Safeguarding procedures are followed keeping young people safe from risk of harm and/or abuse
· Ensure that young people’s health needs are met including medication administration
· Ensure young people’s clothing/shoes, possessions and personal finances are safely managed
· Ensure regular contact is maintained with young people’s parents and key stakeholders
· Undertake Key Worker responsibilities for assigned young people
You will be expected to work Early and Late shifts across a 7 day week – 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Early Shift (7.00 AM – 16.00 PM) Late Shift (14.00 – 22.00 PM)
All positions at the school are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, references and receipt of the appropriate Right to Work documents. Prior’s Court Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Prior’s Court is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek and embrace differences in thinking, experience, ethnicity, age, gender, faith, personalities and styles.
The different skills, experiences and backgrounds our employees bring to their roles create a workforce as diverse and individual as the young people we support and makes Prior’s Court a special place to work.
We strive for an inclusive environment where employees feel safe, engaged and supported to make a difference.
Find out more about a career with a difference
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: From £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Company pension
Life insurance
On-site parking
Private medical insurance
Sick pay

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