Support Manager - Whitley Bay, United Kingdom - NEW PROSPECTS

NEW PROSPECTS

Verified Company

Whitley Bay, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Support Manager

Location:
Whitley Bay, NE26 2RQ

Salary:30K

Job type:
Permanent, Full-time

We are New Prospects and we've been supporting people with a learning disability for over 25 years.

We support people to live the lives they choose, whether they need support 24 hours a day or just a few hours a week.

The Role:

Leading, being accountable and managing the support we provide to a number of individuals ensuring delivery of outcomes focused personalised services.

Drive performance of staff ensuring they are motivated, person centred and clear on the standards that are expected of them.

Ensuring staff fully understand the needs of the people we support and receive the appropriate training, coaching and mentoring to ensure they are effective in their role.

Ensuring people, we support, their families and other people in their lives are involved with and satisfied with the support we provide.

Monitoring and ensuring compliance with CQC and contract standards

Responsibilities include:

Demonstrate and set high standards of personal and professional behavior.
Uphold the values and mission of New Prospects Association.
Ensure good practice in service delivery and strive for improvement to enable people to meet their needs and wishes. Ensure consistent practice to achieve outcomes.
Develop and manage good relationships internally and externally. Know what is going on locally, and source opportunities for people to make connections.
Adhere to legal and external regulations and ensure that the Association's policies and procedures are followed. Be accountable for your actions and the actions of your team.
Lead on developing the purpose, direction and culture of services you are responsible for and demonstrate a flexible attitude that can manage change. Lead culture change and innovation projects. Develop, open and manage new services in line with contractualrequirements
Lead and manage a team that champions excellence, embraces change and adheres to the values of the organisation. Challenge unreasonable attitudes and create a culture of accountability, responsibility and selfdevelopment
Provide leadership & direction to the staff team by setting performance standards and mentoring performance during supervisions and appraisals. Coach and support Lead Support Workers to ensure there are effective clear lines of responsibility & accountabilityin place.
Recruit the right staff to deliver high quality services, and induct them into services that you lead. Ensure staffing levels meet the needs of the people we support in line with contractual requirements and ensure that they are maintained. Manage coverfor support hours in emergencies and be responsible for the deployment of contingency hours.
Create and, where appropriate, participate in the rota within the framework of contracted hours available, to ensure all support hours are provided.
Act with integrity and honesty at all times
Be approachable and encouraging
Give and receive constructive feedback to enable development of self and others
Acknowledge and value the contribution of staff within the team
Guide, direct and support colleagues to ensure continuous improvement
Instil a "safe to challenge" culture within teams where discussion and ideas are encouraged

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