Practice Leader

Mirus Wales ,
Abersychan, Gwent
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Practice Leader Abersychan, Torfaen Salary: £29,994 based on 39 hour contract A valid driving licence and use of own car is essential Thank you for expressing an interest in joining the mirus team in Torfaen as Practice Leader of Complex Services. As the Practice Leader of this Service you will be required to register with Social Care Wales. mirus is an established local charity, we have been supporting people in South Wales for over 30 years and employ over 650 staff. As the Practice Leader this is a unique opportunity to lead the development and delivery of a supported living service for a young person who has just turned 18 years of age as he transitions to adulthood. You will play a lead role in enabling the young person to transition from Children's to adult services and to a supported living environment where the person will eventually be sharing the home with one other person. You will support both young people to achieve their personal outcomes and shape their adult life. The young people will be supported at home and in the community to access a variety of activities, events and experiences. We are looking for an exceptional candidate to be the Practice Leader for this exciting service. Ideally you will have experience of working with people with complex behaviour and / or autism. We are looking for someone who can think creatively, be confident in positive risk taking, and lead an innovative approach to supporting both the young person, their new co-tenant and the support team. You should be able to demonstrate that you can make a real difference to the young people's lives; ensuring they live a full and active life both at home and within their community. As the Practice Leader you will take the lead in developing support practice, managing a successful and high performing team, inducting them in to mirus values, ethos and work practices. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who can be positive, creative and innovative to enable these young people to achieve the things that matter to them. Successful applicants must have a level of physical fitness and be prepared to have a flexible approach to shift work, working a range of patterns including sleep in's and waking nights where required. You will see from the information provided and from our website, mirus is a vibrant, energetic, well respected and successful organisation, providing care and support to people with a variety of support needs. Our work extends across six local authorities in the Mid, South and East of Wales. We have office locations in Aberystwyth, Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, Bridgend, Cardiff and Pontypool. Being part of our management team will open up a range of exciting opportunities for anyone keen to develop a career within social care and support. At mirus we have an excellent track record of developing staff within the organisation to achieve accredited qualifications and achieve promotions to leadership and management positions. We are proud of the fact that managers at all levels within mirus started working in the sector as Support Workers and have developed positive and successful careers. If you are someone who enjoys being part of an energetic and creative team, who enjoys being involved in new projects from the outset and who wants to make a real difference to people's lives this could be the job for you! What we expect from you: Attitude that demonstrates * Positive attitude to promoting Risk Taking to support people to achieve outcomes * A commitment to Equal Opportunities Skills that demonstrate your ability to * Ability to demonstrate and be part of a management team leading practice that encompasses person centred and best practice values * Ability to lead the development, implementation and review of individual plans to achieve positive outcomes * Ability to agree objectives with individuals and review progress against clear outcomes and standards * Able to undertake staff supervisions * The ability to use a variety of approaches to develop staff and harness the skills of teams * The ability to lead, motivate and develop team members * Be a positive role model, demonstrating best practice * To contribute to facilitating group processes to achieve outcomes (meetings, reviews) * Ability to work effectively across a range of teams, to include peer group and Multi Disciplinary Teams * To contribute to the management of human and financial resources * Efficient and effective use of own time * IT literate and able to use packages including Word, Outlook, Excel * Ability to communicate instructions/views in a clear concise manner * Able communicate effectively with staff, people supported, families, advocates and other agencies as required * The ability to problem solve issues with a positive attitude * The ability to deal with conflict situations and bring about positive resolution * To assist the implementation of change Experience that shows * Practical experience of supporting people with support and /or c

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