Home Manager - Guildford, United Kingdom - BS Social Care

BS Social Care

Verified Company

Guildford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Brook Street Social Care is a high street recruitment company that specialises in finding temporary and permanent work opportunities for professionals who provide care or support to vulnerable adults, children and families.

We work with a wide range of companies that provide residential care, supported living, hostel, nursery and day care services.

At present we are working with a large care provider who is seeking temporary care workers to provide care and support to young adults who have around mental health, substance misuse, and emotional difficulties.

The organisation works with young adults who have challenging behaviours and require 24 hour support. The services are mainly across Uxbridge, Guildford & Bracknell.

The role of the Home Manager covers 4 main areas:

Managing the day to day running of the home(s)
Supporting our young people in their day-today activities and developing

independence skills

Providing supervision and support to the Support Workers
Working closely alongside senior management as part of the wider team to

continually improve our organisation

House Management
Ensuring that housekeeping requirements and standards are maintained (e.g.
keeping the house/s clean and tidy, ordering products, reporting repairs to the
maintenance team)
Working closing with the Referrals Team to ensure we maintain maximum
occupancy rates
Carrying out health and safety checks in accordance Abiding Care's policies
and procedures
Taking pride in the house/s to ensure it is well run and has a welcoming and
homely atmosphere
Engaging our young people in looking after the house and consulting with
them on how it is managed

Supporting Young People
Working closely with the wider professional team around the young person to
develop and implement young peoples' support plans
Participating in multi-agency meetings
Supporting young people to develop life skills in accordance with their support
plans (e.g. engagement in education, employment, managing health,
finances, personal relationships, behaviour)
Delivering key work sessions with young people and evidencing this in
support plans
Organising activities and events in the house to promote young peoples'
wellbeing
Being committed to safeguarding our young people and following Abiding
Care's safeguarding policies, procedures and requirements
Maintaining high standards of record keeping
Completing risk assessments and monthly reports

Providing Supervision and Support to Support Workers
Providing advice and support to Support Workers to assist them in their role
Providing regular supervision to Support Workers to promote their learning
and development and address performance issues
Working collaboratively with Support Workers as part of a team to ensure the
smooth operation and management of the house
Continual Improvement
Being committed to your own personal learning and development through
supervision, attending training and other learning opportunities
Being committed to feeding back your own experiences and ideas through
our Engagement Surveys
Maintaining high standards of communication both internally and externally
Being committed to working as part of and supporting your team

Key Experience & Qualifications Required
A minimum of 2 years relevant experience of working with young people in
supported housing, social care, community development or a related field
Understanding of the complex emotional and behavioural needs of young
people in social care
Willingness to work sensitively with young people with challenging behaviour
Good verbal and written communication skills
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Computer literacy including the ability to use a range of office software
packages as well as a central database
Good time management and organisational skills
Ability to work effectively within a team structure
Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
Flexibility of working hours to meet deadlines when appropriate
Good customer relation skills
Achieved NVQ level 3 (4) or willingness to undertake
Current driver's licence and own car