Locations: Ipswich and Colchester
This role is 40 hours per week based mainly Monday to Friday and flexibly delivered between 8am - 6pm. May be required to help cover shifts but would be rare. The salary includes on-calls shared between a large team.
FEVACA hold the family run aspect close and ensure all our accommodation is a safe and comfortable home for the young people and staff alike. You will be working for an incredible organisation who have massively grown over the last years, joining an outstanding company that provides a high-quality service which works with some of the most challenging, hard to engage and disruptive young people so that they are supported to thrive and achieve a positive future.
As the Service Manager you will be responsible for leading, inspiring your team and putting the tools in place to ensure the services are safe, caring, effective and well-led, whilst complying to the new Supported Accommodation Regulations. You will report to the company Operational Manager (current Registered Service Manager) and Directors. It is expected that you will complete successful registration with Ofsted to become the Registered Service Manager of the service.
You will work in a multi disciplinary team with socials workers, qualified teacher, registered nurse as well as a dedicated team supporting with recruitment. You will also have 24/7 on call support.
Duties include:
* Protect clients from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home, encourage them to be cared for so they may thrive and be happy
* Ensure that key stages in the stay of clients such as admission and discharge are properly managed and reflect decisions recorded in care plans.
* Ensure that clients facing crises and stresses are offered appropriate additional support.
* Manage, support and motivate the Supported Accommodation team, conducting supervision and appraisals and ensuring provision for staff development
* Recruitment and management of staff within service lines
* Ensure monitoring, measure and report on all operational issues within agreed formats and timescales, including opportunities and development plans
Person Specification:
Essential
* Working experience in area or relevant to children residential social care
* Evidence of continuous and relevant professional development
* Good understanding of the following legislative frameworks: Supported Accomodation Regulations, Health and Safety/ Fire Safety, Safeguarding, Employment Law and Data Protection/ GDPR
* Experience leading and supervising teams.
* Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (Driving to various projects across counties will be a requirement)
* Ability to represent the organisation to external bodies and members of the community.
* Willingness to work flexibly
* Ability to manage workload, self-motivate and deliver to deadlines
* Willingness to complete direct work and shifts including sleep in’s, weekends and bank holidays, when absolutely necessary.
* Positive, non-Judgemental value base and ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Desirable
* Significant Working & Management experience in area or relevant to children residential social care
* Social Sciences Diploma or at least 1 years’ experience at management level
* Robust understanding about the implementation of the supported accommodation regulations (or similar eg Childrens Home regulations)
* Experience working with OFSTED, its requirements and recommendations, related with residential social care
Fevaca offer a wide rage of competitive benefits including:
* Access to the EAP service
* Company pension
* Free enhanced DBS
* Free parking
* 30 days annual leave increasing with up to 5 years of service
* Flexible working
* On - site parking
* Expenses and mileage paid
* Company events
* Others
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
* Overtime
* Weekend availability
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
About Fevaca:
We are a company specialising in providing support to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our team consists of Social Workers, Teachers, Social Care Practitioners and those with experience from the business sector; creating social care expertise within an efficient business model. Our experience is drawn from both UK and International social care work within the private, voluntary and statutory sector.