Community Support Manager (Learning Disabilities)

Community Support Manager (Learning Disabilities) to £25k

Our client has a strong record of delivering high quality supported living services for adults with learning disabilities. They are a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity firmly established in the East Midlands, Wales and Shropshire.

Position: Community Support Managers
Location: Bingham, Huthwaite, Blyth
Salary: £26,706 – £30,005per annum
Benefits: Genuine training and development opportunities; family friendly policies; generous holidays; progression opportunities; pension scheme; employee assistance opportunities.

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ROLE:
As part of their continued development of the management infrastructure and to provide management support to people and their staff teams they are looking to recruit a number of Community Support Managers within Nottinghamshire.

They are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Community Support Managers, with excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a team and set objectives to improve the service offered to the individuals receiving support. Multiple roles are available in Bingham, Blyth and Huthwaite

RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) The successful candidates will be responsible for leading and developing support workers while ensuring consistency in the implementation of person centered support plans.
b) Be positive in your approach and able to stay calm when supporting people in complex situations.
c) Providing support to people that encourages them to take an active part in their own lives; promoting their autonomy and independence, learning and developing new skills and having valued roles in the community.
d) Motivate the team in supporting people to take risks and have an innovative approach to supporting people to make choices and decisions using varied communication strategies.
e) Work closely with key family members and liaise regularly with individuals of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
f) Undertaking on call and being included in the on call rota is an essential part of the role of the Community Support Manager.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
a) Experience in supporting people with a learning disability is essential.
b) Be confident in making decisions, prioritising and organising.
c) You will need to have experience of supporting people to learn new skills, take risks and take active responsibility for running their own home.
d) Experience of supporting people who have complex support needs and / or autism is essential.
e) The ability to lead the team to deliver a service with emphasis is on promoting peoples’ independence and ensuring opportunities
f) A driving licence is desirable but the ability to travel across Nottinghamshire in a timely manner is essential.

You may have experience of the following: Community Support Manager, Healthcare, Social Worker, Care Manager, Nurse, General Manager, Care Home Manager, Support Worker, Carer, Community Support, Nursing, Assessor, Social Care etc.

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role.