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Home and Community House Leader (Learning Disabilities)

Alabaré
3.6 out of 5 stars
Salisbury

Location

Salisbury

Benefits
Pulled from the full job description

  • Annual leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay

Full job description

Alabaré are a charity supporting vulnerable, homeless and marginalised people. We help them transform their lives, providing accommodation and helping them gain the skills, confidence and opportunities to live fulfilled lives.

Alabaré are looking for a House Leader to join our Home and Community service supporting adults with Learning Disabilities, to cover Salisbury and Amesbury. You will lead a team of Care/Support staff enabling adults with a learning disability to lead fulfilling and independent lives. The position calls for a flexible approach developing innovative and effective practice, relating to team building, client involvement, key working and outcome monitoring. To provide supervision to own team as allocated by Senior Service Manager and co-ordination of the Home and Community Service ensuring the service is compliant with the requirements of the local authority commissioners and CQC regulations. Ensuring the service is ready for CQC inspection, local authority service review and Alabaré internal audit processes.

Benefits for a House Leader choosing to work with Alabaré include:

  • Full time annual salary £27,943.50 rising to £29,503.50 after a probation period.
  • Hourly rate £14.33 rising to £15.13 after probation.
  • 37.5 hours per week, flexible working hours to meet the requirements of the service, to include some unsociable hours including evening, weekends, bank holidays, sleep ins and being part of the On-Call rota.
  • Double time on nominated Bank Holidays.
  • Excellent accredited training.
  • Pension.
  • Paid travel time during the working day.
  • Generous annual leave allowance.
  • Flexible working (where possible).
  • Refer a friend scheme.
  • Sickness allowance (after 6 months service).

In return we are looking for someone who has:

  • Understanding and knowledge of adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health
  • Appropriate qualification in Health & Social Care QCF level 4 or willing to work towards.
  • Good standard of English language, Literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Understanding of Health & Safety.
  • Willing to embrace the charities values and promote them within the service.
  • IT Experience.
  • Understanding of support and Risk Management plans.
  • Working in accordance of Person Centred Support.
  • Understanding of Safeguarding Procedures.
  • Ability to prioritise work load and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to compile a rota to meet client needs and staff requirements
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service to include being part of the On Call rota.
  • Experience of effective supervision ability to support and develop the team.
  • Ability to self-motivate and work professionally.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to cope in an emergency situation and act upon such when required.
  • Car driver preferred but not essential.

Closing Date for applications: 15th November 2024.

Interview Date – Week commencing 25th November 2024.

This is an excellent opportunity to begin your Alabaré career pathway.

Please note we do not offer sponsorship.

Alabaré are committed to ensuring the wellbeing and safety of all our service users, this includes developing, implementing and maintaining effective recruitment policies and procedures to promote the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Before commencing employment, the HR Department undertakes pre-employment checks on all applicants who have been offered a job with the Charity. These checks include an Enhanced DBS, which will be renewed every 3 years, the right to live and work in the UK, as well as two satisfactory references.

All staff will be required to complete training on Safeguarding Adults and Young People within their first week of employment.

Remember, reporting bad practice is good practice

Please visit our website for more information on our benefits and to download an application form. www.alabare.co.uk/about/jobs

Disclaimer

Please note you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret that we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 28 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.33-£15.13 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay

Shift:

  • Day shift
  • Night shift

Application question(s):

  • Are you currently living in the UK within a reasonable commute?

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/11/2024