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Domus are searching for a dedicated health and social care professional to lead a Supported Living service in York, North Yorkshire as a Senior Team Leader. You will manage the support of Adults with Learning Disabilities in the York Supported Living site.

Ideally, we are looking for a confident Service Manager with Learning Disability and Complex Needs experience to lead this Supported Living service. However, we are certainly encouraging applications from experienced Deputy Managers and Team Managers!

Whether you are an established Service Leader, or an aspiring Deputy/Team Manager, this provider presents you with the opportunity to join them in their mission to protect, nourish, and enrich the lives of vulnerable Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs across the North of England. Become a key part in the management team that lead essential support for over 400 Adults, driving their independence across well established Supported Living services.

Key Responsibilities of a Senior Team Leader:

Lead and direct the teams in person centered planning and support for the people we support, ensuring that tailored support plans are completed, reviewed, and continuously developed to meet individual needs, wishes and outcomes.
Ensure teams actively support and promote the health and well-being of people we support and that current issues or changes in health, behavioural, emotional, psychological, or mental health needs are reported to the relevant professionals and support sought if necessary.
Lead and direct teams to facilitate and empower independence of people we support.
Take an active role in the development and growth of the Organisation, supporting the business development objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with the Organisational strategic aims and objectives.
Maintaining a good local market knowledge of York, North Yorkshire to ensure that opportunities for the people supported are maximised and that the Organisation is aware of external changes that will affect the service(s) market position.
Be responsible for quality management and auditing of service delivery, maintaining accurate internal and external quality assurance records and completing any required improvement actions.
Ensuring effective financial planning and budgetary control for the service, liaising as appropriate with the Operations and Development Manager and the Finance Department. 
Senior Team Leader Requirements:
 
Level 3 Social Care qualification. (Minimum essential required).
Willing to work towards NVQ Level 4/5 in Health and Social Care.
An existing Deputy Manager or Service Manager with Supported Living or Residential experience.
Experience of working at a supervisory level in care/support setting.
Lots of experience working with people with Learning Disabilities or Complex Behaviours.
Good knowledge and practical implementation of CQC regulations.
Ability to recognize, challenge, and remedy bad practice.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Confident, flexible, and efficient. Happy to work on a shift basis, and on call where required.
Ability to set and work to deadlines.
Excellent level of people management skills.
Management skills to main the service to a high standard.
Computer skills in Microsoft office particularly word, excel, outlook and the internet.
Excellent level of organisation skills.
Ability to demonstrate clear communication skills both verbal and written.
Committed to providing person-centred care that gives real equality of opportunity to all those you’re working for.
If you are interested in the above position please apply, or for more information contact Matthew Taylor at Domus Recruitment.

As part of our continual pursuit of quality candidates we appreciate and reward candidate recommendations from you if we successfully secure them a position. We will reward you with £300 if you recommend a new candidate to us who is not already registered, and we secure them a role for a minimum of 1 month