Service Leader - Supported Living

Defour Partnership (Social Care) are working with an award winning Social Care Charity recruiting for a Service Leader (CQC Registration Required) near Morpeth.

This is a great opportunity to make a genuine difference, where you will be responsible for leading an engaged and motivated team of Support Workers to change lives and deliver person-centred outcomes for every person they support. You will also take the lead by driving performance, setting the pace and direction within services, promoting a positive and passionate culture, and ensuring that services are appropriately and effectively resourced to change lives for the better.

Benefits

* Salary is £29,913 per year plus benefits

* Work doing ,the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work

* Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people they support, the workforce and the local communities

* Managed by supportive senior leaders

* 33 Days annual leave including bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)

* Pension Scheme

* No uniform – wear casual clothes

* Paid DBS / PVG

* Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns

* Shopping Discounts Scheme

* Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities

* Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme

* Financial Hardship Fund

* Investment in your wellbeing

More about the role and who you will be supporting:

Who you will be supporting?

We are a small residential home in Pegswood, Morpeth supporting 7 people with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

Our ages range from 34 to 74.

Our needs are very varied and the support we need requires the staff team to be flexible and adaptable to change. We have different challenges in our lives which include visual impairment, diabetes, mental health issues and stoma care as well as learning disabilities.

What is important to us?

We love being out and about accessing services in our local community as well as holidays in this country and abroad.

We love going out for meals and visiting coffee shops. Swimming, walking, cinema trips and shopping are important to us. We have a mini bus to get out and about on so being a driver is important to us.

We are all have very different personalities and need staff who can adapt to match all of our personalities, we like friendly, fun loving staff who like being on the go and kept busy.

Other information?

We live in a detached bungalow in a quiet area of Pegswood, we have several communal areas.

The location of the service is ideal as it is in a quiet village however neighbouring towns are close by which means we have access to all of the amenities we enjoy

There is 5 staff on each shift and 2 overnight.

The shift pattern consists of (Apply online only), (Apply online only), (Apply online only), sleep in (Apply online only) and night shift (Apply online only) however these are flexible to meet our needs

We need our staff to be trained in learning disability, mental health, diabetes awareness, stoma care, MAPA and PBS

With experience working in a health or social care setting, you will have an upbeat positive manner, as well as having a genuine passion for supporting people to become a part of their local and wider community.

You will also have experience working with people supported who present behaviours that require intensive support planning and management to ensure their safety and quality of life at all times.

In addition you will be comfortable using basic IT systems that are required within the role - training can be offered to support this area. You will also hold a professional qualification in Health and Social Care, i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, SVQ Level 3 plus supervisory units (Scotland) / Care Management Level 3 (England).

In return, they offer you a rewarding and satisfying role in a friendly environment, and the opportunity to develop your skills and career

If you are interested in a chat further about this role please contact Joanne Diver or apply with your cv online today