Job description for Floating support Manager
The Prospering Place is a social care provider aiming to deliver high-quality person-centred specialist support in a semi-independent setting with tailor-made support packages for 16- to 21-year-olds.
The Prospering Place successfully registered with Ofsted to continue providing Supported Accommodation services for Looked After Children and Care Leavers. We currently have a number of step down placements for care leavers (around 22 young people) and we are constantly expanding. The homes are based in Staines Upon Thames, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, and Hounslow.
This role is an exciting opportunity which will give the ideal candidate the opportunity to be part of the development of new initiatives and lead on our existing floating support services for care leavers.
At The Prospering Place, we strive for excellence in everything we do, and we believe in investing in our staff. We strive for the best possible outcomes for young people we support. We want everyone to ‘Prosper and progress,’ and we are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and determined Floating support Manager who will share our ethos and values.
This opportunity will see you lead and inspire your own team. With your guidance, the team will ensure that the young people within the provisions have positive, outstanding outcomes.
What can we offer you?
· Company is dedicated to making a positive difference to the lives of young people.
· A chance to gain experience working with an innovative, expanding, and growing SME.
· Experienced staff team
· Access to our health and wellbeing support platform
Operational Responsibilities
- Manage and ensure the efficient operation of the service in accordance with the relevant legislation, procedures, policies, and the Statement of Purpose.
- Achieve a quality service.
- Managing and supporting the homes staff team, providing supervision on a regular basis, assessing staff performance, and providing some training.
- Be responsible for managing and delivering a range of quality support and housing services to young people.
- Building and maintaining relationships with commissioners of services and be accountable for meeting and reporting on contractual commitments and KPI's.
Recruitment and leadership
· Recruit, induct, train, and supervise staff.
· Manage, support, and safeguard the children and young people and promote their wellbeing.
· Create a culture and ethos where the complex needs of each young person are met.
· To ensure the promotion of education, physical health, and emotional well-being of the young people.
Quality assurance
- To prepare and lead on contract monitoring meetings, Ofsted inspections, and quality assurance visits.
- To ensure Staff regularly update support plans and risk assessments.
- To ensure monthly reports are written by staff to a high standard.
- To support staff to ensure that young people have innovative and dynamic keywork sessions in line with their support plans.
- To lead on health and safety for the properties
- To manage a small caseload of young people, ensuring that you assess the needs and risks as relevant to each Service User and to support them to set and attain realistic and achievable targets.
What We Require from a Floating support Manager
· An interest in possibly expanding the service and working with care leavers.
· At least 2 years in a role supervising and/or managing staff
· Level 3 In Children and Young Peoples work force or equivalent.
· Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) or willing to work towards this.
· Good IT skills
· At least 2 years experience working with care leavers.
· Ability to work flexibly
Please note that the salary payment range is dependent on qualifications and experience
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £38,000.00-£42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Do you have at least 2 years management experience
- How many years experience do you have working with care leavers
- Do you have level 3 in residential childcare or equivalent
- Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people
- Are you happy to carry out direct support work with young people as well as overseeing the service as part of this role?
Work Location: In person
