Autism Centre Manager

Salary: £40,404 per year

Autism Centre Manager

Irthlingborough

Up to £33,670

I am currently looking for an experienced Service Manager to lead the team at the Northants Autism Centre in Irthlingborough, which is run by one of the UK’s leading charities.

The centre provides support to people with autism so that they can realise their potential through whatever it is they wish to accomplish, be it trying new things, gaining a voluntary or paid job or realising a lifetime goal. The centre meets the needs of people across the week including weekends and evenings so flexibility is essential.

Duties include:

• Working with autistic adults and their families, supporting adults with a diagnosis of autism and Asperger syndrome to live the life they choose, achieve their goals and access a range of community resources and activities
• Taking full legal responsibility for making sure the service complies CQC regulations
• Leading the outstanding care and management of all aspects of the service
• Ensuring that the needs of adults with autism are assessed, identified and met through careful programme planning and behaviour support
• Managing an agreed budget to provide an efficient, viable service
• Supervising and managing a staff team

For this role you must have:

• A recognised social work qualification or a professional qualification relevant to working with adults (at least Level 4)
• Experience of working as a Registered Manager in an autism, learning disability or mental health setting
• Experience of managing a team
• Excellent working knowledge of care standards and related legislation
• Accurate and detailed report writing skills and business and finance skills to ensure the service is run on a sound financial basis
• A qualification in management at least at level 4 (or be willing to work towards)
• At least two years’ experience relevant to social care within the last five years
• At least two years’ experience supervising and managing professional staff
• A current UK driving license and access to your own transport
• The ability to work flexible hours