Thera East Anglia has an exciting opportunity for a Community Support Leader (Supported Living Manager) to join our team based in Norwich, Norfolk. You will join us on a full time, 1 Year fixed term contract, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,930.28 per annum.
About the Community Support Leader role
This is an unusual ‘Hybrid' position and will be an interesting and varied role for the right candidate.
Thera East Anglia have secured some funding through Norfolk's MSIF (Market Sustainability & Improvement Fund). This funding will be used to improve Workforce Capacity and Retention Measures which lead to sustainability and improvement within Norfolk's Adult Social Care market.
We would like to use some of this funding to find a new Community Support Leader who can support the development of new Supported Living & Floating Support around Norwich but also, have a focus on recruitment and support Thera East Anglia with their recruitment needs.
Although this is a fixed term contract, it is likely that the position could become permanent.
You will gather information about each of our Support Locations and the people we support's ‘Ideal Support Worker' and work closely with our Recruitment and Resourcing Department ensuring that bespoke, person centred adverts advertising job roles are created.
You will then monitor applicants against each of our adverts and be the first point of contact before passing details onto the relevant Location Managers to take forward.
This is a very important position and will ensure that the speed of which we are able to process applicants is much better.
Who are Thera East Anglia?
Thera East Anglia are rated Outstanding with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and are part of the Thera Group. They are a charity that support people with learning disabilities across the UK.
Turnover within Thera East Anglia's management team is extremely low and opportunities like this do not come up very often. Many of our Community Support Leaders have been part of the Thera fabric for many years and have made a positive impact on so many lives.
If you'd like to become part of our ‘Outstanding' team, we would love to hear from you.
Why work for Thera East Anglia?
- We are rated Outstanding with CQC
- Flexible working and autonomy to make decisions.
- A competitive salary with opportunity for enhancements
- Opportunities for career progression
- Long service staff awards
- Ongoing staff recognition & annual awards / celebration party
- 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
- Employee support line for you and your family
- Continuous on the job training and opportunity to complete recognised qualifications.
- Contributory Pension Plan
- Occupational Maternity Pay
- DBS paid for by Thera.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- We'll pay for your Blue Light Card giving you access to Thousands of Retail Discounts
We also have a ‘Refer a Friend' scheme. Refer people to work for Thera East Anglia and you will receive a £300 bonus once they have successfully completed their probationary period.
Key Responsibilities as our Community Support Leader include:
- Line management and supervision of Support & Senior Support staff.
- Overseeing the day-to-day running of Supported Living Houses and Floating Support.
- Leading and promoting high quality outcome focused support.
- Quality Assurance and themed audits
- Liaising with other people and professionals involved in the support
- Providing on call support and assistance when required.
- Leading on Resourcing & Recruitment within Thera East Anglia
To be successful in the role you will need to evidence the following skills and qualities:
- Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities.
- Knowledge of person-centred support planning, risk assessment and rota management.
- Strong track record of achieving outcomes for individuals.
- IT skills
- Experience of ‘Iplanit' is desirable but not essential.
- A high degree of knowledge around CQC and Safeguarding standards
- A patient, calm & unflappable approach
- You must have effective communication skills as you will be first point of contact for applicants and, be responsible for building and leading a team of Support Workers.
- The ability to effectively plan and prioritise your workload is essential.
- You will have a proven track record of working across multi-site locations.
If you have a passion for making a difference to peoples lives, consider a career as a Community Support Leader with Thera Group, please click "apply" now - we would like to hear from you
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check which will be paid for by Thera.
Thera are an equal opportunities employer that promotes diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, gender, disability, religion, or belief