Join Our small Team as a Registered Service Manager (Supported Accommodation)
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £40,000 -£45,000+ per year dependent on experience
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Devon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for providing exceptional support and guidance? Do you excel in maintaining high standards of staff performance and ensuring the well-being of individuals we support? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About Us
We are a very small, friendly team that are passionate about understanding that every young person we support is unique, with their own strengths, wishes, interest, aspirations, challenges and needs. We seek to get to know each of our young people, listening to them and learning about them. The needs of every individual lies at the heart of everything we do.
The Role
As a Registered Service Manager (Supported Accommodation) at Dunborne Ltd, you will play a vital role inspiring and leading the team which provide support for wonderful young people (Maximum of 7), aged 16-18 at our two small provisions in Devon (Paignton and Exmouth).
What You'll Do
- Lead and Inspire: Provide line management, offering supervision, observations, and appraisals to maintain high levels of staff performance.
- Recruit and Develop: Lead the recruitment, selection, and induction of new staff to ensure adequate staffing levels and maintain service quality.
- Continuous Improvement: Ensure the service is well led and consistently improved.
- Quality Assurance: Oversee case recording, ensuring accuracy and compliance while demonstrating the quality of support.
- Cultivate a Supportive Culture: Enable a culture promoting support, aspiration, and inspiration.
- Skill Development: Ensure staff have the necessary skills, experience, and qualifications to meet the diverse needs of those we support.
- Professional Growth: Priorities your own development, including leadership and management training as required.
- Emergency Response: Participate in the emergency on-call rota alongside other members of the management team.
- Diverse and Welcoming Environment: Ensure both settings are welcoming, homely, safe, and secure, meeting the needs of individuals from various backgrounds.
- Safety and Compliance: Implement effective risk assessment and personal safety procedures in line with organisational policies and legislation.
- Collaboration and Engagement: Develop the service based on consultation and engagement with those we support.
- Advocacy: Ensure that the entitlements of individuals we support are understood and met by the team.
- Outcome-Oriented: Ensure that all settings meet the needs of the people we support by achieving the intended outcomes outlined in the Statement of Purpose.
- Safeguarding: Take responsibility for safeguarding in your service, ensuring the safety of individuals.
What We Offer
At Dunborne, you're not simply entering a workplace, you're immersing yourself in an exceptional and nurturing environment. Our unwavering commitment to your growth is evident in our meticulously designed, personalised training pathways aimed at propelling your career to new heights. Join a community of seasoned professionals who are genuinely excited about supporting your progress.
Benefits
- Salary between £35,000 and £40,000, dependent upon experience and qualification
- 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, with an additional day added per year
- Company Fuel card
- Full Aviva Private medical health cover
- Financial contribution to meals whilst at work
Why choose Dunborne Ltd.
- Excellent training and support to help you excel in your role.
- Excellent Supervision and support
- 9-5 management role with the expectation of duty cover with overtime contributions
What we expect from you
- 2 years Proven experience as Registered/Service/Team Manager within an Ofsted regulated Children's service
- Hold or working towards Level 5 Health and Social care qualification
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Accurate report writing skills and attention to detail
- Strong people manager with a positive and motivated approach to lead by example
- Alongside the Registered Person/Director you will take a designated lead in the safeguarding culture, practice and ethos of our service
- Full clean driving licence
Equality and Diversity
Dunborne is committed to equality and diversity, ensuring fair treatment and equal opportunities for all.
Safer Recruitment
Our robust Safeguarding Policy guides our recruitment process. We believe in the rehabilitative power of employment and working toward a purpose, so a prior conviction will not necessarily prevent you from joining Dunborne.
Please note this role is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and also an enhanced check by the Disclosure & Barring Services, paid for by Dunborne.
Dunborne provides supported living accommodation to young people aged 16 to 18 years old with emotional and behavioural difficulties due to early childhood trauma and/or complex family needs which make it impossible for them to remain at home. Our goal is to provide a safe and supportive space in which our young people can grow and prepare themselves for independent living.