Are you ready to progress your career and use the skills you have gained to manage the day-to-day running of one of our supported living services?
Lifeways is one of the UK leading providers of support services for people with diverse and often complex needs in community settings. Our vision is to help people live ordinary, independent, and happy lives through extraordinary support.
If you believe that people have a right to choose how to run their own lives, then we would like to hear from you.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Deputy Manager to manage the day-to-day running of our services in Portsmouth (Patey Court). The purpose-built service, set over three floors, supports 28 individuals – eight in self-contained one-bedroom flats, and 20 in five four-bedroom apartments. This mix of setting means that Patey Court can support people with varying needs.
In this role, you will support the Service Manager to ensure that excellent services are delivered and ensure that the service is compliant with external regulatory standards. You will also be responsible for leading, advising, and motivating a team of colleagues, and your duties will include supervision and team meetings.
The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of PBS, autism, and learning disabilities and strive to uphold the principles of the Right Care, Right Support, Right Culture. We are passionate about developing our teams and welcome applications from candidates who have transferable skills and the right values.
Key Responsibilities:
* Supervise, mentor, and act as a positive leader to Support Workers to ensure effective and efficient person-centred service delivery to all people who use the service.
* Understand the service specification including expectations on support to be delivered.
* Be passionate about upholding the rights of the people we support and embed PBS fundamentals across the services. Trauma-informed support is key.
* Monitor and report on compliance with health, safety, and security regulations and requirements. Undertake regular audits and risk assessments in line with safe practices in the workplace.
* Work shifts and, in the absence of the Registered Manager, deputise responsibilities to ensure the seamless operation of the service.
* Be flexible with hours, including evening and weekend hours, and work reasonable additional hours when authorized as necessitated by the needs of the business.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
* Professional Qualification - NVQ 3 or equivalent.
* Relevant experience in a supervisory/team leader role, preferably within the Health and Social Care sector or with transferable skills and experience.
* Excellent people skills with the ability to communicate with internal and external colleagues. The external professionals we work with rated us 4.45 out of 5 in 2023 and we are keen to sustain these excellent relationships.
* Confidence in using IT as we are digitalizing our systems.
We value our colleagues and work hard to develop their skills through the provision of training and support. We are expanding, and there are real opportunities for career development.
The Lifeways Group is an equal opportunities employer and is regulated by CQC in England, CIW in Wales, and CI in Scotland.
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