Area Registered Manager

Job Title: Area Registered Manager (dual) - Cheshire and Liverpool

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Area Registered Manager to lead our Supported Living Services in Cheshire and Liverpool. As a key member of our management team, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality care services that meet the needs of our service users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet the requirements to register for CQC (This is either for single or dual registration)
• Create a positive team culture and role model excellent leadership and management practices where the company values are demonstrated
• Deliver responsive, effective, safe, caring and support in a person-centred manner
• Establish good relationships with families, commissioners, advocates and other professionals
• Ensure outcomes for those within our services are met and reviewed in recognition of personal growth and development
• Guiding practice within the team, delivering outcomes-based and person-centred services ensuring all our decisions are underpinned by the MCA/BI principles.
• Deliver the outcomes identified in the Quality Governance Strategy and Support Plans as appropriate
• Responding to the local need, filling voids within the service in a timely manner whilst supporting individual preferences, wishes and desires
• Supporting colleagues in monitoring and managing KPI data. employee retention, sickness absence levels and void fill
• Encouraging an open culture in the team, listening to, and acting on opportunities and issues raised by the team where appropriate.
• Manage compliance with the company quality & assurance and improvement process and preferred practices, such as quality audits and reviews.
• Assure compliance with all contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Promoting and delivering person centered support, including positive risk assessment and management and positive behavioral support
• Ensure maintenance of a factual and accurate record of care delivery
• Recruitment and retention of the staffing establishment required to deliver an effective service in accordance with company policy, inclusive recruitment methods and legislative requirements.
• Plan and implement effective rotas and ensure all employees are paid correctly.
• Provide a first-class induction and employee experience to all team members, bringing the values and behaviours of Aspirations Care to life at every opportunity

Requirements:

• NVQ Level 5 in Management or equivalent professional / academic qualification or willing to work towards
• Proven experience at a manager/supervisory level within Learning disabilities and/or mental health sector
• Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
• Experience of recruiting (safer recruitment), inducting and training staff teams
• Experience of conducting disciplinary investigations and writing investigation reports
• Experience of working with individuals that have complex needs and demonstrate challenging behaviour
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Concise, informative and accurate report writing skills
• Knowledge of CQC requirements/best practice
• Ability to support people in the community with an appropriate degree of risk management, within a legal framework (ie MCA/MHA)
• Numerical competence (rotas, financial matters)
• Ability to supervise others
• Flexible & committed and able to participate in on call duties
• Honest, trustworthy, tolerant, patient
• Committed to anti-oppressive practice

Additional Requirements:

• Full clean driving licence
• DBS Check
• Suitable References on appointment

Ensuring the Business Remains Financially Viable:

• A key responsibility of an Area Registered Manager is ensuring the service provided is financially viable
• Staff levels are in line with supported commissioned hours
• Expenditure is monitored and maintained
• Authorisation is requested prior to agreed limits
• Agency is limited and only used as a last resort

Health and Safety:

• All employees are subject to the Health and Safety at Work Act and to ensure compliance employees should
• Co-operate with the Company to ensure that regulations are adhered to by employees and visitors
• Undertake duties and responsibilities in full accordance with the Company's Health and Safety Policy and Procedures and legislation
• Not interfere with or to misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety or welfare
• Ensure and observe that infection control policy is adhere to, through audit and observations, that PPE is worn as per government guidelines and when delivering personal care
• Record and report through CPOMS and escalate as required any defects in equipment or the working environment
• Provide a safe working environment

Personal Development:

• To actively participate in own supervision and personal review processes in accordance with company policy
• To undertake any training that is deemed needed and mandatory by the company
• Commit to an agreed programme of personal development, training activities and undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as determined by the Company

Data Protection:

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Aspirations Benefits Package:

• 2 x salary life cover (up to individual state pension age)
• Access to Aspirations Perks our exclusive discount scheme with fantastic discounts in supermarkets and high street retail stores.
• Smart Health App – health and wellbeing service with 24/7 GP access for you and your family
• Optional overtime to increase your income with flexible working
• DBS paid for by Aspirations
• Refer a friend scheme with a financial reward of £500
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for advice and guidance for you and your family
• CPD Accredited induction
• Ongoing training & development including Care Certificate, apprenticeship opportunities and specialist learning
• Support with career progression and professional development
• Paid 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension Scheme with NEST

Aspirations Care have been supporting adults with learning disabilities, mental health issues and Autism to have a lifestyle that matters to them since 2004. Our aim is to support and encourage individuals to achieve their full potential, no matter how challenging.

At Aspirations we value all colleagues, regardless of age. We are proud to offer pay over the statutory minimum set for young workers and have no set retirement age. Our staff can also expect full training, study for qualifications and a rewarding career.

Aspirations is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitability qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable adults that we support and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure