Together is an amazing place to work. And it’s not just because we’re one of the UK’s oldest and most respected mental health charities. It’s because we put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do – supporting and enabling them to take control of their lives and make a positive contribution to the community.

We are looking to expand our workforce by recruiting two full time support workers to join our Floating Housing Related support team. You will be part of a team, working in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same. 

You will work across Warwickshire, so access to a car is essential. You will have your own caseload of clients and will work autonomously, identifying people’s goals completing assessments and risk management meetings.

By working alongside people with disabilities your work will be vital in helping people to manage and sustain their tenancies, prevent and relieve homelessness, deal with debt, benefit issues and promote independence. 

You will support the most vulnerable people in our community who experience mental ill-health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and autism. Experience of all areas is not essential as full training will be provided to the right candidate.

Due to Covid-19 you will initially be working from home and providing support via telephone and video call. All essential equipment will be provided.

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds

At Ronald McDonald House Charities UK we build and run Houses that provide a ‘home away from home’ for families who have a sick child in hospital. To do this, we recognise the importance of having strong support in our House teams.

We are excited to be able to offer a position to the right candidate at our Ronald McDonald House situated next to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. We are looking for a Deputy House Manager who is self-motivated, enjoys working as part of a team and will share our vision of wanting to keep families close to their sick child.  You will have a proven track record of line management as you will be responsible for the management and development of the Front of House Team in creating a safe and welcoming environment for our families to stay in during difficult times.

You will be a proactive and positive individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with the welfare and wellbeing of the families and staff at the forefront of all your work. The role is diverse and duties include management of the day-to-day tasks associated with communal living, ensuring the premises are well-maintained, supervising employees, volunteers and other visitors. Managing office tasks and all administrative matters including computerised and manual systems and keeping up-to-date with matters of governance and compliance. 

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience of supporting families and managing a team who wants a job, which is creative, rewarding and makes a difference.

The Candidate Pack will provide you with more information about the role, remuneration and how to apply. Closing date for applications is midnight on the 28th February 2021.

We are recruiting a full time (35 hrs per week) Key Worker to lead on a new and exciting project working with people who’ve experienced homelessness and have been involved with the criminal justice system. The projects aim is to develop best practice, improve the local response and involve people with lived experience to create a service user led forum. The post holder will work with a small caseload of service users providing support to help them identify their strengths, goals, and aspirations.

“To me, making a difference to people’s lives… there’s no better feeling than that. There’s simply nothing else in the world I would want to do. Take that leap, you’ll never look back.” – Registered Locality Manager

Discovery supports adults with learning disabilities and/or autism across the county of Somerset. At Discovery we believe in person centred support, with a big focus on delivering care tailored to the individual, and to reflect this ethos we have made some exciting changes to the way our teams work. This has created new vacancies for experienced, ambitious registered managers to join us in the beautiful county of Somerset and to lead, mentor and develop a dedicated team of Support Workers to achieve our vision of better lives for more people.

Why choose Discovery?

Discovery are a not-for-profit enterprise committed to developing and rewarding our colleagues. So, if you are right for this role, we will offer:

• A salary of between £32,250 to £37,000 per annum (based on 37.5 hrs per week)
• A relocation package of up to £6000 and a generous welcome payment of up to £2500.
• Up to 35 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets and meals out
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme, Long Service Awards and Life Assurance.

What will I be doing?

As a Locality Manager you will lead from the front, providing a positive example to your team of good practice, ensuring that all within your team support people to be the best they can possibly be. Our Locality Managers our accountable for ensuring they facilitate and lead a safe practice, ensuring high quality support which meets all organisational and statutory requirements, and complies with both CQC and Discovery Guidelines. Whilst also managing their budgets and delivering on partnership commitments within their community.

For a full list of what you could soon be a part of, please review our attached job description.

What will I need?

Above all Locality Managers need to be committed to making a difference to the lives of the people we support, and be able to demonstrate our organisational values. In addition, you will need:

• Experience of working with people who have learning disabilities or autism.
• Experience of leading, developing and mentoring a team
• A level 4 Leadership and Management for Care qualification (or equivalent) or be willing to undertake and complete this qualification within 18 months.
• Knowledge and understanding of CQC guidelines and relevant legislation.

Further details on the Person Specification can be found in the attached document.

Sound like what you have been looking for? APPLY NOW!

Interviews will be held on 17 March via Microsoft Teams.

If you would like to be a part of our welcoming team here at Discovery, please apply by clicking the button below – upload your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements in the person specification. We will then be in touch. 

Please note:

• This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.
• Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds.
• Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in our offices using assistive technology.

Other organisations may call this role Residential Home Manager, Residential Home Supervisor, Care Home Manager, Care Home Supervisor, Social Care Manager, Team Manager, Registered Care Manager, Care Operations Manager, House Manager, Service Manager or Locality Manager.