Job description
We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Service/ Team Manager to join our team based in the South Manchester area.
Contract: Full-Time, permanent contract.
Starting salary: £34,250.00 - £36,500.00 per year, negotiable depending on experience.
Hours: 39 hours per week (Monday – Friday); including on-calls and delivering training.
Benefits / Package
- Market leading salary
- Opportunity to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking management team
- Healthcare benefits with SimplyHealth
- Blended approach to training and development
- Growing organisation, established in 2005
- Excellent management and supportive staff
- Workplace pension scheme
- Death in service policy in place - 3 x annual salary
- Continual opportunities to progress, learn, develop and increase your salary.
The Role:
As a Service/ Team Manager for ZENO limited, you will coach and mentor a team of support workers as they work in a challenging role supporting adults with a Learning Disability, Autism, developmental impairments and associated challenging behaviours.
You will need excellent organisation skills and be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills. You will need to able to coach, develop and motivate your staff teams and help them to deliver outstanding person-centred support.
The role requires a dynamic approach, leading a team to provide the very best quality of life for the people we support, while maintaining a well-structured and robust environment.
This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career, who has previous experience in complex behaviours and learning disabilities to join a growing organisation with excellent progression opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
Our Team Managers lead teams of support workers in maintaining safe and well-led services supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism and associated challenging behaviours.
With the assistance of your staff team and Senior Support Workers, you will be responsible for Health & Safety compliance in services, auditing services, medication, support plans, vehicle compliance checks, staff induction, incident reports and health and Safety compliance.
Completing staff training such as Safety Intervention, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) & Autism Training.
Managing your team annual leave allowances on the annual leave management system, creation of rotas and other staff management duties.
You will also be responsible for inducting new staff to the service, including ongoing support through effective coaching and mentoring, supervision and appraisal.
The successful candidate will;
- Be a driven, ambitious individual with a can-do attitude.
- Lead by example in providing an exceptional level of support to adults with complex behaviours.
- Be committed to the long-term aspirations of ZENO Ltd
- Be passionate about care, support and outcomes.
- Have excellent communication and listening skills.
- Utilise a collaborative management style.
- Be comfortable in guiding staff in their own personal development, supervision, objectives and training.
Our ideal candidate will be.
- NVQ/QCF Diploma Level 3 Health and Social Care (minimum), or equivalent experience in management within health and social care, 3 + year minimum experience as a service / manager/ senior manager supporting individuals with autism, complex needs and behaviours that challenge.
- Highly motivated
- Robust skills in leadership.
- Excellent decision maker
- Excellent at multitasking.
- Excellent communication/listening
- Full UK Manual driving licence
Who are we?
ZENO is a specialist independent provider of innovative and dynamic services for adults with a learning disability and associated developmental impairments. We provide a complete life approach in supporting adults of all ages within the community. We support people across the whole spectrum of developmental impairments, including the autistic spectrum and associated mental health impairments. We also support individuals with acquired brain injuries to step down from hospitals or other secure environments, increasing independence, choice and promoting self-determination.
At ZENO, we specialise in supporting people to take part in community therapeutic activities, such as hiking in the Peak District, rock climbing, horse riding, cycling, swimming and boating. We also help our supported people to lead independent lives. This involves teaching them how to prepare meals, use a washing machine, manage their own finances and look after their home.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £34,250.00-£36,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- NVQ/QCF Diploma Level 3 Health and Social Care
- Proven experience in managing staff teams to support individuals with challenging behaviours, autism and/ or learning disabilities
- Experience in Transitions is desirable
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
