Home Manager - Young People
Description✓My client is looking for a Home Manager to manager a 5/6 bedded Supported Living scheme in Uxbridge supporting young people
✓Its is an exceptional company to work for and the accomodation is outstanding.
✓The role of the Home Manager covers 4 main areas:
1
✓Managing the day to day running of the home[s]
2
✓Supporting our young people in their day-today activities and developing independence skills
3
✓Providing supervision and support to the Support Workers
4
✓Working closely alongside senior management as part of the wider team to continually improve our organisation
✓Key Responsibilities:
✓House Management
✓Ensuring that housekeeping requirements and standards are maintained [e.g
✓keeping the house/s clean and tidy, ordering products, reporting repairs to the maintenance team]
✓Working closing with the Referrals Team to ensure we maintain maximum occupancy rates
✓Carrying out health and safety checks in accordance to my clients policies and procedures
✓Taking pride in the house/s to ensure it is well run and has a welcoming and homely atmosphere
✓Engaging our young people in looking after the house and consulting with them on how it is managed
✓Supporting Young People
✓Working closely with the wider professional team around the young person to develop and implement young peoples’ support plans
✓Participating in multi-agency meetings
✓Supporting young people to develop life skills in accordance with their support plans [e.g
✓engagement in education, employment, managing health, finances, personal relationships, behaviour]
✓Delivering key work sessions with young people and evidencing this in support plans
✓Organising activities and events in the house to promote young peoples’ wellbeing
✓Being committed to safeguarding our young people and following Abiding Care’s safeguarding policies, procedures and requirements
✓Maintaining high standards of record keeping
✓Completing risk assessments and monthly reports
✓Being available to provide support to the out of hours On Call Service on a rota basis
✓Willingness to be contacted out of hours in exceptional circumstances to provide assistance in the event of an incident
✓Providing Supervision and Support to Support Workers
✓Providing advice and support to Support Workers to assist them in their role
✓Providing regular supervision to Support Workers to promote their learning and development and address performance issues
✓Working collaboratively with Support Workers as part of a team to ensure the smooth operation and management of the house
✓Continual Improvement
✓Being committed to your own personal learning and development through supervision, attending training and other learning opportunities
✓Being committed to feeding back your own experiences and ideas through our Engagement Surveys
✓Maintaining high standards of communication both internally and externally
✓Being committed to working as part of and supporting your team
✓Key Experience & Qualifications Required
✓A minimum of 2 years relevant experience of working with young people in supported housing, social care, community development or a related field
✓Understanding of the complex emotional and behavioural needs of young people in social care
✓Willingness to work sensitively with young people with challenging behaviour
✓Good verbal and written communication skills
✓Good literacy and numeracy skills
✓Computer literacy including the ability to use a range of office software packages as well as a central database
✓Good time management and organisational skills
✓Ability to work effectively within a team structure
✓Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
✓Flexibility of working hours to meet deadlines when appropriate
✓Good customer relation skills
✓Achieved NVQ level 3 [4] or willingness to undertake
✓Current driver’s licence and own car required Show more →
✓Its is an exceptional company to work for and the accomodation is outstanding.
✓The role of the Home Manager covers 4 main areas:
1
✓Managing the day to day running of the home[s]
2
✓Supporting our young people in their day-today activities and developing independence skills
3
✓Providing supervision and support to the Support Workers
4
✓Working closely alongside senior management as part of the wider team to continually improve our organisation
✓Key Responsibilities:
✓House Management
✓Ensuring that housekeeping requirements and standards are maintained [e.g
✓keeping the house/s clean and tidy, ordering products, reporting repairs to the maintenance team]
✓Working closing with the Referrals Team to ensure we maintain maximum occupancy rates
✓Carrying out health and safety checks in accordance to my clients policies and procedures
✓Taking pride in the house/s to ensure it is well run and has a welcoming and homely atmosphere
✓Engaging our young people in looking after the house and consulting with them on how it is managed
✓Supporting Young People
✓Working closely with the wider professional team around the young person to develop and implement young peoples’ support plans
✓Participating in multi-agency meetings
✓Supporting young people to develop life skills in accordance with their support plans [e.g
✓engagement in education, employment, managing health, finances, personal relationships, behaviour]
✓Delivering key work sessions with young people and evidencing this in support plans
✓Organising activities and events in the house to promote young peoples’ wellbeing
✓Being committed to safeguarding our young people and following Abiding Care’s safeguarding policies, procedures and requirements
✓Maintaining high standards of record keeping
✓Completing risk assessments and monthly reports
✓Being available to provide support to the out of hours On Call Service on a rota basis
✓Willingness to be contacted out of hours in exceptional circumstances to provide assistance in the event of an incident
✓Providing Supervision and Support to Support Workers
✓Providing advice and support to Support Workers to assist them in their role
✓Providing regular supervision to Support Workers to promote their learning and development and address performance issues
✓Working collaboratively with Support Workers as part of a team to ensure the smooth operation and management of the house
✓Continual Improvement
✓Being committed to your own personal learning and development through supervision, attending training and other learning opportunities
✓Being committed to feeding back your own experiences and ideas through our Engagement Surveys
✓Maintaining high standards of communication both internally and externally
✓Being committed to working as part of and supporting your team
✓Key Experience & Qualifications Required
✓A minimum of 2 years relevant experience of working with young people in supported housing, social care, community development or a related field
✓Understanding of the complex emotional and behavioural needs of young people in social care
✓Willingness to work sensitively with young people with challenging behaviour
✓Good verbal and written communication skills
✓Good literacy and numeracy skills
✓Computer literacy including the ability to use a range of office software packages as well as a central database
✓Good time management and organisational skills
✓Ability to work effectively within a team structure
✓Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
✓Flexibility of working hours to meet deadlines when appropriate
✓Good customer relation skills
✓Achieved NVQ level 3 [4] or willingness to undertake
✓Current driver’s licence and own car required Show more →
Features
- ✓Annual bonus