Thanks to significant new funding TLC: Talk Listen, Change is growing and are looking for a Children and Young People Using Harm Project Worker to undertake individual sessions and group work with children and young people displaying harmful behaviours in Tameside and Oldham.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester. 

The role
In this role you will undertake diagnostic assessments with children and young people who are using abusive behaviours in their intimate relationships or towards their parents/carers. You will work directly with young people as well as engaging with their parents/carers and you’ll make appropriate referrals for partners, ex partners and children connected to the referred young people.

About you

You’ll be confident in delivering group work, assessing and managing group dynamics. You’ll have experience in gaining young people’s trust and you’ll be confident addressing negative behaviour. You’ll have direct experience of working therapeutically with a client group. You will also have experience of managing Safeguarding issues. Above all you will be comfortable with conflict management, and you’ll bring a positive, solution focused attitude. We’d also love to hear from applicants who are fluent in speaking an additional language.

We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.

About us

Funding secured will enable TLC: Talk, Listen Change to grow our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. Over the coming twelve months, we are expanding existing programmes and developing several new ones, reaching considerably more people than we ever have before, and pioneering new approaches in this crucial area of work. This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our rapidly expanding team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

We value the importance of flexible working. Our services are a hybrid of online and in person delivery and therefore this role will include travelling to locations primarily in Tameside and Oldham to deliver face to face sessions, although there may also be a requirement to deliver sessions across Greater Manchester. This role can be home based or in our office, Trafford House, Chester Road Manchester, M32 0RS. If home based there will be a requirement to travel to the office for training and meetings. There may also be a requirement to work out of a Local Authority bases in Tameside and Oldham. We also value the importance of human connection so offer the flexibility to book working space in Trafford House. As in person external meetings and events return there will also be a requirement to travel across Greater Manchester and sometimes wider. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note: we will be shortlisting applications on an on-going basis so we encourage applicants not to wait until the closing date to submit an application where possible.

Thanks to significant new funding TLC: Talk Listen, Change is growing and are looking for an experienced, independent, self-motivated young people’s counsellors to join our busy domestic abuse team providing counselling to young people.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester. 

The role
In this role you will deliver counselling to children and young people aged 5-18 years old who are struggling to manage and regulate their emotions leading to negative behaviours either in their intimate relationships or with parents/carers or siblings. This may include physical violence and/or coercive control. Most young people the role supports will also have witnessed and/or experienced some form of Domestic Abuse. The role aims to support the children and young people living with complex home lives and what they may be going through, by giving them a safe and confidential place to speak openly and express their feelings.

About you

You’ll be a Level 5 trained counsellor with specific training in working with young people and you’ll have at least one year’s experience of working therapeutically with Children and Young People. You’ll be able to work under your own initiative, managing your own time and caseload including making appointments and arranging initial meetings. Above all you’ll bring a positive, solution focused attitude.

We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.

About us

Funding secured will enable TLC: Talk, Listen Change to grow our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. Over the coming twelve months, we are expanding existing programmes and developing several new ones, reaching considerably more people than we ever have before, and pioneering new approaches in this crucial area of work. This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our rapidly expanding team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

Location

We value the importance of flexible working. Our services are a hybrid of online and in person delivery and therefore this role will include travelling to locations within Greater Manchester to deliver face to face sessions. This role can be home based or in our office, Trafford House, Chester Road Manchester, M32 0RS. If home based there will be a requirement to travel to the office for training and meetings. We also value the importance of human connection so offer the flexibility to book working space in Trafford House. As in person external meetings and events return there will also be a requirement to travel across Greater Manchester and sometimes wider. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note: we will be shortlisting applications on an on-going basis so we encourage applicants not to wait until the closing date to submit an application where possible.

Deputy Crisis Service Lead

Bury Involvement Group (BIG) in Mental Health is an independent charity run by, and for, people with personal experience of mental and emotional distress, with the purpose to build a healing and compassionate community for those in need of sanctuary and support. We support adults in the community and on the psychiatric ward in Bury, who experience a range of mental health conditions.

As part of our charity we are funded to deliver the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service, which provides a high quality, person centred, service in a non-clinical environment within the community open to adults experiencing mental health crisis. We are excited to have secured funding allowing us to further develop and expand the current service. We are seeking a person with personal experience of mental and emotional distress to join our team as Deputy Service Lead of our crisis service.  

As Deputy Service Lead you will be the ‘go to’ person on a day to day basis for the crisis service whilst on shift, ensuring its smooth and effective functioning. You will work alongside the Service Lead to support the evaluation and development of the service. You will line manage personnel within the service, supporting the team to perform their duties, whilst supporting their development, providing advice and guidance as required. You will provide therapeutic face to face, and occasional telephone crisis support, through a mutual negotiation of the visitor’s needs, within the service.

We wish to recruit someone with personal experience of mental distress and substantial experience of working with people with mental health problems. This must include experience of working with adults at risk of suicide and self-harm. We are looking for someone with a great combination of skills. You will need to have proven experience of managing and leading a team or service, and great therapeutic skills with the ability to support and develop a team. Your high level of experience and understanding of community-based mental health needs will enable you to advise and guide the team and support the development of the service.

You’ll be joining a team which is friendly, supportive, and committed to our mission of empowering adults with mental health conditions towards recovery and improved quality of life. You will be integral to the continued development of a well-respected local mental health charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

• 32 hours a week
• £33,280.00 FTE
• 12 month fixed term contract, with the option of this being extended beyond this date, dependent on the long term commissioning of the project.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days (plus 3 bank Holidays)
• Supportive induction, including training, alongside a training budget
• Regular Clinical Supervision with a counselling psychologist to support professional development, paid for by the organisation
• Closing Date Monday 24th January 2022
• Interviews week commencing 24th January 2022

Thanks to significant new funding TLC: Talk Listen, Change is growing and are looking for an Integrated Partner Support Service worker to support the victims / survivors and children involved in situations of domestic abuse while we deliver work with perpetrators to change their behaviour. 

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester. 
 

The role
In this role you will undertake safety focused support work with the partners and ex-partners of clients who attend the domestic abuse prevention programme. Referrals are taken from: Cafcass and Children’s Departments, as part of public or private law risk assessments and clients who self-refer, often via TLC or Respect. 

About you

You’ll be good at building relationships and able to gain people’s trust and respect. You’ll have experience of providing one to one support and advice. You’ll be able to help people build independence and you’ll be calm in a crisis. You will also have experience of managing risk and Safeguarding issues. Above all you’ll bring a positive, solution focused attitude. We’d also love to hear from applicants who are fluent in speaking an additional language.

We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.

About us

Funding secured will enable TLC: Talk, Listen Change to grow our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. Over the coming twelve months, we are expanding existing programmes and developing several new ones, reaching considerably more people than we ever have before, and pioneering new approaches in this crucial area of work. This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our rapidly expanding team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

Location

We value the importance of flexible working. Our services are a hybrid of online and in person delivery and therefore this role will include travelling to locations within Greater Manchester to deliver face to face sessions. This role can be home based or in our office, Trafford House, Chester Road Manchester, M32 0RS. If home based there will be a requirement to travel to the office for training and meetings. There may also be a requirement to work out of a Local Authority base across Greater Manchester. We also value the importance of human connection so offer the flexibility to book working space in Trafford House. As in person external meetings and events return there will also be a requirement to travel across Greater Manchester and sometimes wider.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note: we will be shortlisting applications on an on-going basis so we encourage applicants not to wait until the closing date to submit an application where possible.

Thanks to significant new funding TLC: Talk Listen, Change is growing and are looking for a Project Worker to deliver Make A Change in Trafford.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester. 

Make a Change
Make a Change is a whole-community approach to domestic abuse perpetration, offering interventions for those using abusive behaviour in their intimate or previously intimate relationships, support for their partners and/or ex-partners, community outreach, and workforce development to help recognise and respond to domestic abuse perpetration effectively. The model is designed to fill a significant gap in current service provision, for situations where people know that domestic abuse is taking place, but where the behaviour or concerns have not yet met the threshold for a statutory / family court / criminal justice referral.

The role
In this role you will directly manage a case load working directly with people who have been abusive to a partner. You will complete suitability assessments, deliver group and one to one work, liaise with survivor safety workers, reporting and where needed, advocacy work. You will also work closely with case workers from partner organisations to ensure the safety of survivors and children throughout the course of the intervention. The role also includes extending the impact of the project through outreach, training, workshops and the provision of specialist advice to other external stakeholders.

About you

You will have direct experience of working with vulnerable service users and experience of working within a public protection/safeguarding multi-agency setting. You will also have experience of managing Safeguarding issues. Above all you will be comfortable with conflict management, and you’ll bring a positive, solution focused attitude.

We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.

About us

Funding secured will enable TLC: Talk, Listen Change to grow our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. Over the coming twelve months, we are expanding existing programmes and developing several new ones, reaching considerably more people than we ever have before, and pioneering new approaches in this crucial area of work. This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our rapidly expanding team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

Location

We value the importance of flexible working. Our services are a hybrid of online and in person delivery and therefore this role will include travelling to locations within Trafford to deliver face to face sessions. This role can be home based or in our office, Trafford House, Chester Road Manchester, M32 0RS. If home based there will be a requirement to travel to the office for training and meetings. There may also be a requirement to work out of a Local Authority base in Trafford. We also value the importance of human connection so offer the flexibility to book working space in Trafford House. As in person external meetings and events return there will also be a requirement to travel across Greater Manchester and sometimes wider.  

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note: we will be shortlisting applications on an on-going basis so we encourage applicants not to wait until the closing date to submit an application where possible.

Thanks to significant new funding TLC: Talk Listen, Change is growing and are looking for a Drive Case Manager to work on a one to one basis with high risk perpetrators in Rochdale.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester. 

Drive
The Drive Partnership - Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance – believes domestic abuse is not acceptable or inevitable. Drive works with high-harm, high-risk and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse to prevent their abusive behaviour and protect adult and child victims. And it works. A study by the University of Bristol shows that the Drive intervention reduces abuse.

The role
In this role you will be responsible for striving to make contact and work on a one-to-one basis with perpetrators whose victims have been identified as high risk to pro-actively secure engagement, influence attitudinal and behavioural change and link to complementary services. You will work with existing agencies to design a co-ordinated, strategic individual intervention plan to address identified needs. You will work closely with the IDVA service to review risk, develop safety plans and improve outcomes for all parties involved. If you’re passionate about ending domestic abuse and interested in ensuring perpetrators are risk managed and supported to change, we want to hear from you. 

About you

You will have direct experience of working with vulnerable service users and experience of working within a public protection/safeguarding multi-agency setting. You will also have experience of managing Safeguarding issues. Above all you will be comfortable with conflict management, and you’ll bring a positive, solution focused attitude.

We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave.

About us

Funding secured will enable TLC: Talk, Listen Change to grow our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners, and families. Over the coming twelve months, we are expanding existing programmes and developing several new ones, reaching considerably more people than we ever have before, and pioneering new approaches in this crucial area of work. This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change and we are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our rapidly expanding team.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

Location

We value the importance of flexible working. Our services are a hybrid of online and in person delivery and therefore this role will include travelling to locations within Rochdale. This role can be home based, in our office (Trafford House, Chester Road Manchester, M32 0RS) or based in our partner’s offices in Rochdale. There will be a requirement to work from the TLC office and Rochdale locations for training and meetings. We also value the importance of human connection so offer the flexibility to book working space in our TLC office if home working. As in person external meetings and events return there will also be a requirement to travel across Greater Manchester and sometimes wider.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note: we will be shortlisting applications on an on-going basis so we encourage applicants not to wait until the closing date to submit an application where possible.

Area Manager for Lancashire

Young Enterprise is a national charity which helps thousands of young people every year to develop the life skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in the changing world of work. We are looking for an Area Manager to join our team in the North West.

As Area Manager, you will coordinate projects, manage relationships with volunteers and funders and liaise with schools, further education and higher education centres to promote YE’s full suite of programmes. You will also deliver our enterprise, careers and employability programmes directly to students such as our Company Programme and Start Up programmes. Coupled with occasional event management, reporting, and networking, the role will suit candidates who enjoy a varied work week.

We are looking for a motivated self-starter, who can inspire young people to achieve their potential, enable educators to meet their goals, and engage supporters in seeing the benefit of the charity's work. Experience of recruitment, training and onboarding of volunteers from community or corporate sources would be highly advantageous.

You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate small team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.

As part of Young Enterprise you will also benefit from:

• A People-focussed, friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance of 2x annual salary

This position is part-time (3 days per week). It is a home-based role, but will require significant travel throughout Lancashire.

Interviews will take place with Ant Brown (Regional Manager) and Lee Palmer (Director of Educational Partnerships) via MS Teams. Interviews will be held on the week commencing 24th January at the latest, however we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date.

Do you want to help fight poverty in Manchester? Are you an outstanding practitioner with experience in project management and the ability to respond creatively?

We have an exciting opportunity to expand our collaborative working with partnerships and to expand the services we provide under our more than food projects. We’re currently recruiting a Project Manager to tackle this challenging and rewarding role as part of our team. The role will be based across the Hulme, Moss Side, Whalley Range and Old Trafford Wards within the city of Manchester and Trafford.

About the role:
As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day management and development of our food bank services, it’s activities and events. Through the “time for change” agenda you will be committed to understanding and addressing the underlying causes of food poverty, inequality and social isolation and seek to address these through the development of our More than Food projects.

We are looking for:

 A passionate, energetic and hard working individual who can self manage and oversee the day to day management of the Foodbank processes, including;

• Creating, planning, and organising initiatives, activities and events as agreed with the Board of Trustees.
• Supporting warehouse staff members and volunteers
• Distribution centres
• Administrative task which include updating data collection systems
• Managing budgets and preparing both financial and project reports
• Partnerships

You will be required to work closely with the board of Trustees, its staff and volunteers.

The project manager will play an important role in helping to shape the structure and function of the organisation within the local communities with which we work.

View the Project Manager’s job description to read the full job specification and application details.

Applications close at midday on Friday 4 February 2022, with interviews likely to take place week beginning 21st February.

Wigan and Leigh is an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We specialise in harm reduction and needle syringe provision, psycho social interventions, opioid substitution treatment, referral to detox and community interventions.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity to join the management team as an Operations Manager, in a busy and dynamic substance misuse service. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operational running of a busy service and a multi-disciplinary team.

The location of this role is across 2 sites - Wigan and Leigh

What we are looking for

You will have experience of working within health and social care and have a good understanding of substance misuse and how services work. You will have a proven track record of successfully managing teams. You will need to be an excellent communicator, have the ability to work to tight dead-lines.

You will be a strong leader, who demonstrates fairness and integrity. You will have excellent people management experience, and be able to get the best out of people. You will have an eye for detail and a passion for delivering a high quality, high performing and effective service. 

Further information 

Previous applicants need not re-apply.

This job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level with Barred List(s).

This is a permanent full time role for 37.5 hours per week, which will include some occasional late night and weekend cover.

The interviews will take place virtually via Google Meet, 3rd February 2022.

As our Marketing and Communications Manager, you'll be responsible for managing all our marketing initiatives, using market research and analysis to devise and direct our marketing strategy and planning.

Overseeing the production of all promotional materials and marketing campaigns, you'll ensure a consistent, wide-reaching and engaging approach to marketing that raises the profile of our work and demonstrates the life changing impact that we have in communities around the world.

It's an exciting, fast paced role with huge potential to make a real difference. Full details, including information on how to apply, is available on our website.

This role is a permanent position at 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week) and based in the North West.

Please note: Your application will be assessed based on your written application answers, not your CV. Please provide as much detail as possible within the word limit.

About the role:

To be a part of a high performing team that builds and maintains partnerships with local authorities (LAs) and children’s trusts nationally, in order to develop and support 600+ Fellows (alumni) annually through our key programmes. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.

A little bit about you:

We are looking for an account management / business development / relationship management professional that will consistently deliver on sales targets for our programmes, and develop and maintain strong relationships with our partners for high satisfaction rates.

Our commitment:

We believe that diversity makes for a stronger team and want our organisation to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore, we are actively seeking applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds for this role. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing our People team, the email address is on the link to this job advert.

We only accept applications through our non-biased recruitment website, Pinpoint.

Deputy Manager - Young People

Deputy Manager, Young People
Ramsbottom, Bury
£24,842.54 - £28,770.62 (Depending on experience)

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old. The young people they care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Our clients homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and their staff enjoy coming to work. Your role will involve working alongside and being supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists. You will support the Registered Manager, helping plan rotas for the staff, conducting monthly supervisions, and assisting the team with their learning and development ensuring all the relevant training and inductions are completed.

You will work with their young people to promote independence through support with education, household tasks and general life skills. You will also assist them with everyday life skills including shopping, building positive relationships, and going on holidays. They always encourage their young people and staff to bring their hobbies and knowledge into the home whether this be knitting, fitness, cooking or even singing so there is never a dull moment. Part of the role will be managing various levels of self-harm using a least restrictive approach, so you will require a high level of resilience and have a caring, compassionate nature. You will also update online care records and complete medication administration. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment.

You will work shifts over a 37.5 hour working week. The shift patterns are variable depending on the needs of the service with 2 days per week office based to support the management of the home. Care hour shifts consists of Earlie’s, Late’s and occasional sleep ins & nights when required with rota planning in advance, so flexibility is required.

The job is highly rewarding and excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Support Worker to develop their career or an existing Deputy manager who wishes to develop their skills further in mental health.

Company Benefits

- A £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- 30 days holiday (Rising to 35 days with service including bank holidays)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Paid Training & Induction
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Free parking available and good direct transport links
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (Employee of the year awards, Summer & Christmas parties)

Essential requirements of a Deputy Manager

- Full UK Driving Licence & access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Previous experience working with young people with mental health needs
- A minimum of 12 months supervisory experience
- An understanding of CQC and/or Ofsted requirements
- Hold a Level 3 in Health and Social care or equivalent
- Flexibility to work a 7-day rota, completing early and late shift patterns alongside occasional sleep ins for which an additional payment is made.
- A compassionate personality, remaining calm, resilient, and understanding of the issues & challenges our young people face.

Fancy the challenge? Apply today!

Additional Information

- You will work in a COVID secure environment as all their staff are required to be fully vaccinated by 11th November 2021.
- Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.
- Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
- They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
- They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

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The Freedom Project Regional Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of the service by managing and supporting the regional team, currently with responsibility for Wales and the North West. The Regional Manager leads on the operational running of the service, ensuring consistent working practices within relevant legal frameworks are followed. They will also be required to work across various work streams in relation to the development and promotion of the Freedom Project.

Outreach Projects runs several projects supporting pet owners who are homeless or in housing crisis in the UK, this includes the Freedom Project, a pet fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse. However, most of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services.  The service places dogs into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners are able to be reunited with them. The Freedom Project runs in Greater London & the Home Counties, Yorkshire, the North East, the North West, East Anglia and Scotland, and we will be launching into Wales in 2022.

This is a full-time permanent post at 35 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm, with regular travel, including occasional overnight stays. A full, clean manual driving licence is required.

Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010

Please note - a basic Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) will be required for this role.

Have you got the passion and person-centred values to make a real difference to the lives of people with a learning disability? Would you enjoy working for a <strong>progressive national, charitable social care provider</strong> with a strong local presence and commitment to added social value? Could you successfully set up and manage a new service, based on a <strong>strengths and assets</strong> based philosophy of delivery?

We are seeking a highly motivated Supported Living Manager to develop and manage a new purpose built Supported Living Service for 10 people with a learning disability and/or autism in North Manchester, located in Harpurhey. Some people will have other needs such as mental health needs and substance misuse. The service will support people who live at the service for up to 2 years to build on their existing skills and to move on to a more independent life. The service will provide care, support and housing related support to people in a <strong>personalised and responsive manner.</strong>

As the Supported Living Manager you will uphold and reinforce the vison and aims of the service and ensure that all expected outcomes are achieved. You will ensure that the quality standards and requirements of CQC are met and that the service meets and exceeds the expectations set out in the Service Specification.

You will undertake referral assessments, plan transitions into and out of the service and work  with individuals and their circle of support to co-produce and implement support plans. You will ensure that staff work proactively to enable people to develop their quality of life and independence and to maximize their health and wellbeing. This will include providing support to build confidence and skills in all activities of daily living. You will enable people to establish a positive and meaningful lifestyle, build community connections and relationships with others. You will empower individuals to make choices, enjoy opportunities for personal development and <strong>achieve their aspirations and personal goals.</strong>

Your management duties will include all aspects of operational management including:
<ul>
<li>Deploying, supervising and managing staff</li>
<li>Coordinating efficient &amp; effective service delivery</li>
<li>Dynamic risk assessment &amp; positive risk management</li>
<li>Ensuring the safety of service users, staff and visitors and safeguarding vulnerable adults</li>
<li>Managing the accommodation to a high standard in partnership with the partner landlord</li>
<li>Maximising occupancy through promoting the service and actively managing referrals, assessments and allocations in collaboration with the commissioners and landlord</li>
<li>Safeguarding vulnerable adults</li>
<li>Liaising with external professionals and agencies</li>
<li>Providing excellent customer care to all stakeholders, getting feedback and proactively addressing concerns</li>
<li>Demonstrating the achievement of individual goals and planned progression towards greater independence</li>
</ul>
You must have at least two year’s prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism or mental needs and some experience of managing/supervising staff or co-ordinating services. In addition we are seeking the following personal qualities and skills:
<ul>
<li>Enthusiasm, warmth and creativity</li>
<li>A collaborative, respectful and inclusive approach</li>
<li>Commitment to a strengths and assets based model which promotes skills, independence and personal development</li>
<li>Accountable and professional attitude</li>
<li>Ability to lead and empower your team to achieve high standards and great outcomes</li>
<li>Willingness to keep learning and developing your own practice</li>
</ul>
You will have a social care qualification (such as a Health &amp; Social Care Diploma) a degree or other relevant professional or management qualification. You must have a high standard of written English and be able to maintain electronic records and data.

You must be able to work shifts, to provide direct care and support and to be flexible and reliable. A variety of shift patterns will be offered. The service is located close to Harpurhey District Centre, just off Rochdale Road. There are very frequent bus services to and from Manchester, Middleton, Rochdale and Oldham (Bus no 17 and others, see GMPT website).

We pride ourselves on our effective infection prevention and control (IPC) measures to prevent the transmission of Covid-19. To ensure your safety and the safety of the vulnerable people we support we will provide you with all necessary PPE, information and training in IPC. In order to keep our staff and service users safe we expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

<strong>We can offer you:</strong>
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<li>A competitive salary</li>
<li>Good conditions of service</li>
<li>Generous sleep-in allowances</li>
<li>Choice of weekly or monthly pay</li>
<li>Opportunities for overtime</li>
<li>Company sick pay</li>
<li>Paid carers leave</li>
<li>Free life assurance</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Programme which offers free and confidential advice and counselling to you and close family members.</li>
</ul>
We will support you with excellent training so that you can practice confidently and competently. Our staff are well supported and mentored by our friendly and highly motivated senior staff. As a graduate you will be given opportunities to undertake Diplomas in Health and Social Care as well as a wide range of courses to enable you to fast track your career in social care.

<strong>About Creative Support</strong>

Creative Support is a progressive charitable organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with a learning disability and/or autism, people with mental health needs and older people. We are committed to social justice and promoting independence, dignity, equality, rights and inclusion when designing and delivering services.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Employer.  We are a ‘Mindful Employer’ and an Investor in People Silver employer of over 5,000 highly valued staff across England.

We are an Investor in People accredited employer of over 5,000 highly valued staff across England. We are committed to equality and to ensuring that all our staff can flourish and develop their careers with us. We are committed to your welfare and professional development. We ensure that all our staff can flourish and develop their careers with us through practice-based and accredited training.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as due to the urgency of filling this important role we may shortlist applications as they are received.