Supported Living Manager

Are you a Team Leader or Senior Support Worker ready to take the next step?

Do you believe people with a learning disability and/or autism should live lives full of choice, purpose and connection?

At MacIntyre, we support people to live gloriously ordinary lives - lives that make sense to them. We're now looking for a Frontline Manager to lead teams accross 3 supported living homes in Warrington.

About the role

You'll lead and inspire 3 teams across 3 houses where we currently provide support for 6 people.

You will lead teams to provide a person centred support that is ambitious and supports connections, purpose and quality of life.

You will be a visible leader building relationships, with the people we support, your team, families, and partner professionals.

As a Frontline Manager, you'll:

• Create a positive, inclusive culture where staff feel confident, supported and motivated
• Lead person-centred recruitment to build the right team around each individual
• Coach, mentor and develop staff through supervision, reflective practice and day-to-day leadership
• Ensure support is meaningful, creative and shaped by what matters to each person
• Champion MacIntyre's values, DNA and PBS practice in everything you do
• Operational leadership

Alongside people-focused leadership, you'll take responsibility for:

• Rotas, support planning and risk management
• Embedding high-quality PBS practice with support from the PBS Lead
• Safeguarding, quality and regulatory compliance, including an understanding of or willingness to learn about CQC (the Care Quality Commission) and how to meet their standards
• Managing resources effectively and supporting the sustainability of the houses you are responsible for leading.
• Building strong relationships with families, commissioners and health and social care professionals
• You won't be doing this alone - you'll be supported by a collaborative local management team and specialist colleagues.

About the houses

• There are currently 3 houses in the Hub we are recruiting for. 1 house supports 3 people; one house supports 2 people and the third supports one person.
• You will be overseeing commissioned support hours for each person, including sleep ins and waking night support.
• Focus on understanding people's gifts skills and passions, being ambitious for people, supporting purpose and connecting with local communities and building and maintaining friendships and relationships

"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."

What we need from you

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism, ideally in supported living
• Experience supervising or managing a team
• A calm, reflective and values-led leadership style
• Confidence working with PBS, or a willingness to develop in this area

Well-organised, IT-literate and able to manage competing priorities

About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since.

We celebrate and develop everyone's unique gifts, talents and contributions.

Our Vision

For all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them.

Our Mission

We will support a sense of wellbeing through a celebration of each person's unique gifts, talents and contributions, the quality of our relationships and ensuring the promotion of real opportunities to connect with others.

Our purpose

To achieve excellence in everything we do

MacIntyre's "primary purpose" is to make a positive contribution to the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We make this contribution by ensuring that all our interactions are great, that our knowledge and skills represent excellence and that we support people to develop purposeful and warm relationships. Our "secondary purpose" is to have a positive influence in our local communities and on our sector by connecting well, nurturing partnerships and demonstrating best practice.

Our DNA

MacIntyre has a particular way of working with people and because it is so important to all our activities we call it our DNA. It is a combination of our values and the way that we put those values into actions that is unique to MacIntyre. Through our , the promotion of and , we aim to support every person to live a life that makes sense to them, with a level and style of support of their choosing.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme - MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• You will qualify for a Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

Training and Development

At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job.

But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Area Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge.

How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today, we cant wait to hear from you!

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

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