Registered Manager

Registered Manager £27,000 Bexhill Aspens Charities At Aspens, we have over 100 years of experience in supporting people with learning disabilities and on the autism spectrum as well as children, young people and adults with a range of disabilities or complex needs. We are here to provide practical and emotional support at all levels of independence, in everyday environments and in the community so that each member of our extended family is empowered to live the way they choose. In fact, our most powerful advances come from the people we support, because they tell us how it should be. As he Registered Service Manager you will be responsible for the operational day-to-day management of the service ensuring Aspen's Charities continued compliance with relevant legislation. Working in partnership with colleagues in the senior management team you will ensure the provision of a high quality service enabling individual needs and organisational priorities to be met in accordance with available resources. Responsible for the management of a residential services/s, including holding CQC registration, effectively promoting and enabling service users to live a high quality life and managing a staff team, giving support and encouragement to the highest level. Aspens Charities is an ambitious, forward thinking Organisation and you must be committed to developing and enhancing the services we provide Duties & Responsibilities Service Development: * In partnership with the senior management team participate in the strategic development of the organisation and assist with the identification and development of strategies for the planning and delivery of quality and innovative services. * To grow and develop services through increasing delivered hours and maximising referral opportunities. * To identify marketing opportunities and develop a marketing plan. * To manage projects that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the service. * To produce monthly management reports and attend Senior Management Team and Board Meetings as required Team Management and Leadership: * To lead and manage a large staff team and be a positive role model to people using the service and the staff team. * To keep the Head of Residential Services informed of the performance of each area of service for which you have responsibility where necessary producing action plans for improvement and development. * Promote positive communication within the organisation ensuring staff and service users receive relevant information concerning the Charity * Offer appropriate advice to staff with regard to the management and support of service users and on the implementation of service user plans. * Ensure that the care planning process is implemented to ensure service user plans are current and relevant, that annual reviews are implemented and risk assessments and in place and monitored on a regular basis. * Support the Head of Residential Services in developing services where identified by the organisation. * To keep up to date with current professional practice in relation to social and health care. * Ensure appropriate risk assessments are in place and promote a positive attitude to risk taking without impinging upon the right of a service user to take risks. * To ensure that there is a co-ordinated and consistent approach to service provision that is cost effective and efficient making the best use of allocated resources. * To identify recruitment needs and develop plans to ensure the service is appropriately resourced with capacity for growth. * To be routinely involved in a range of human resources/staff management duties including: • Workforce Planning to agreed KPIs • Recruitment and selection • Training • Supervision, Appraisal • Disciplinary/Capability procedures • Absence Management * To ensure that processes and procedures are in place to meet the various organisational and staff requirements with regard to human resources issues. * To ensure that staff are trained for their roles and responsibilities and that all groups of staff within the team have access to appropriate training and learning opportunities. * To establish and maintain effective two way communication to ensure that all staff are aw are of and can contribute to operational and strategic developments e.g. staff forums, staff newsletter. * To arrange and attend regular service planning meetings with service delivery teams. * To put in place systems to ensure healthy working practices and that staff receive relevant information to fulfil their health and safety responsibilities. * To ensure that all staff are familiar with and work in line with Aspens Charities policies and procedures. * To offer advice, support and guidance to staff at all levels. * Contribute to 'on the job' training of staff * Ensure that the staff team are supervised and appraised on a regular basis, that and that any concerns about their capability is made known to the Head of Residential Services and HR. *