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Employer: INDEPENDENCE-DEVELOPMENT LTD
Position:Residential Home Care
Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 a year
Job Types:Permanent,Full time,
Work location: Rochester
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
About us
We are a care provider offering therapeutic care in a residential setting. Our organisation provides a high quality of specialist therapeutic care, person-centred care for young people and adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism (ASD) and Mental Health. We facilitate high-risk service users who need a therapeutic intervention level of care with clear boundaries and management of self-harming behaviours, other risk-taking behaviours, and mental health issues.
We are a committed employer who supports and pushes for continued professional development, a commitment and investor in our workforce, through further learning.We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Deputy Manager in a Residential unit for young people and adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism (ASD) challenging behaviour and other Mental Health issues at our Units in Gravesend and Rochester, Kent.
Your Responsibilities
- To support the Registered Manager in the day-to-day management of the unit
- To undertake paperwork duties, taking audits, checking all documentations are completed correctly in accordance with our standards.
- Resolving day to day problematical issues which may arise.
- Safeguarding service users at all times.
- To take a hands-on approach in supporting the daily activities of service users and ensuring the care we provide is person-centred
- To ensure that service user’s care plan, risk assessment and other related documents are complete, accurate and update.
- Able to deal with challenging behaviour and challenging situations
- To cover for the Registered Manager during their absence and to implement actions to meet and maintain care standard required by legislation and the local authorities
- To ensure that policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Must be flexible in schedule especially in regards to covering absences. The role requires to do sleep in and weekend shifts.
- Responsible for managing staff, including induction, training and supervision.
- Ensuring that practitioners are competent in their work.
About You:
- Displaying a caring, supportive and proactive approach
- Being organised and have a good time management skill
- An effective team leader
- Experience of administering medication
- Understanding of CQC regulations and legislative requirements.
- Proven record of excellent team leadership in services dealing with mental health, learning disabilities, autism, sexual harmful behaviour and challenging behaviour.
- Hold a degree or a level 3 in Health and Social Care and working towards level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care
- At least three years’ experience as a Team Leader or senior support worker
In return we will offer you:
- Continued Professional Development
- Promotion/ Progression to be a CQC Registered Manager
- On the job Training & Professional Developments within IDL
- Annual holiday entitlement
- Pension Scheme
- Tier 2 Visa Sponsorship
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Team Leader: 2 years (required)
- residential care : 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare (required)
- Level 5 qualification in Residential Childcare (preferred)
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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