Frontline Manager - Learning Disabilities

Do you have experience working with people who have learning disabilities? Are you ready to lead a team? You’ll manage our supported living service in Westoning, near Flitwick, which is home to four gentlemen with a learning disability. If you’re a golf fan you’ll get on well with one of the men, while another enjoys nothing more than a day trip to London on the train. One chap who is of retirement age would describe himself as a “gentleman of leisure” and relishes time in the local garden centre, or going out for a relaxed dinner or a drink. Their support needs vary: two are fairly independent; two require full support including personal care. All are aged 40. One man can display behaviours of concern, but incidents are infrequent and a full positive behaviour support plan is in place for him. You may currently be a Senior Support Worker or Deputy Manager. Perhaps you’ve managed a team before. So long as you share our values and have the right skills and qualities, we will support you to do a great job. You’ll always have the advice and experience of our committed and ambitious area management team to draw on, and you will be part of our formal leadership training scheme. About us MacIntyre is an award-winning national charity supporting people with learning disabilities, celebrating each person’s unique gifts, talents and contributions. We use person-centred approaches to keep the people we support safe, happy and healthy and to ensure each individual is able to live a life that makes sense to them. We see the person first, not their behaviour or disability. As a frontline manager, your work will be crucial in helping us deliver our vision both for people we support and for our staff. About the role You’ll lead and develop your staff team, managing performance constructively, watching staff grow in confidence and ability. You’ll provide day-to-day mentoring and support to all staff. You’ll also work with our in-house learning, development and quality teams to ensure everyone has access to the formal training they need. A key skill for this role is the ability to develop positive, lasting relationships with families, health professionals and other stakeholders. We place a high premium on people being able to get out and about and enjoy their interests, building great interactions with the local community. You will therefore need a valid manual driving licence in order to drive our small people carrier vehicle. You will manage the rota, which covers 24/7 support across the service, which is split across two houses. You’ll need be a visible presence for staff across the shifts, and will provide direct support yourself when required. All our frontline managers participate in the area “on-call” rota. Training and benefits MacIntyre provides a full induction and ongoing training, including the opportunity to gain nationally accredited vocational qualifications, free of charge. Our benefits include: 30 days' annual leave (including public holidays) Workplace pension scheme MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme Cashplan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody MacIntyre Rewards Scheme MacIntyre pays for your DBS check Next Steps If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the green Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. We are also currently recruiting Temporary roles to people who find themselves out of work at this time. You can find them in the job search facility on our website by searching for Temp, or contact us on 01908 357106 Safer Recruitment Statement MacIntyre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. If you would prefer to complete a manual application form, you can either download one from the attachments on our website advert or phone us on 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you. Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today. We are also currently recruiting Temporary roles to people who find themselves out of work at this time. You can find them in the job search facility on our website by searching for Temp, or contact us on 01908 357106 Empowering people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them Contact 01908 357016 in case of query. Registered Charity No. 250840 Keywords macintyre care, charity, charity worker, learning disabilities, learning disability, autism, autistic, learning support worker, support worker, relief support worker, care worker, part time, full time care worker, full time, full time carer, carer, health care worker, HCA, health care practitioner, care practitioner, full time, Bedford, Bedfordshire, team leader, care team leader, care supervisior, senior health care worker, care worker, health care practitioner, senior health care practitioner,