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Deputy Manager - Learning Disabilities

hace 2 días

Bedford

Whether you're an experienced Deputy Manager or ready to take the next step into leadership, we'd love to hear from you. Join us as a Deputy Manager at our supported living home in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, and help people with a learning disability live a life that makes sense to them. Working closely with the Frontline Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day leadership of the home, supporting a skilled and passionate team to deliver high-quality, person-centred support. You will champion MacIntyre's values, lead by example and help create an environment where both the people we support and your colleagues can thrive. This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week , worked flexibly across a 24-hour, 7-day rota, including weekends, bank holidays and participation in the local on-call rota , this will also include sleep-ins (£70 sleep-in rate) . About the Role As Deputy Manager, you'll support the Frontline Manager with the smooth running of the home, ensuring that the people we support remain at the heart of everything we do. Working alongside the Frontline Manager, you'll help lead and support a dedicated team of around 27 colleagues, creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture where everyone feels valued and supported to succeed. You will work closely with people, their families and a range of internal and external professionals to ensure personalised support is delivered in a way that reflects each person's goals, aspirations and choices. You'll also play an important role in developing and supporting your team through coaching, mentoring and leading by example. This includes conducting regular supervisions and annual appraisals, providing constructive feedback and supporting colleagues with their ongoing learning and development. As part of the day-to-day management of the service, you'll contribute to workforce planning by helping to create and maintain staff rotas using the Planday online scheduling system, ensuring the home is safely staffed while meeting the needs of the people we support. You'll work alongside the Frontline Manager to maintain high standards across the service, supporting quality assurance activities, preparing for internal and external inspections and helping to ensure we continue to deliver safe, effective and person-centred support. Whether you're supporting colleagues, strengthening community connections or helping someone achieve a personal goal, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference every day. Most importantly, you'll share our belief that every person should have opportunities, meaningful relationships and the chance to live the life they choose. About the Home This is a vibrant and busy home where we support 6 lively people, where there is always something happening, meaning no two days are ever the same. One day might see Ryan heading off to college while Luke prepares for his volunteering role at a local café. Supporting people to pursue their interests, develop skills and achieve their goals is at the heart of what we do. The social side of life is just as important. Karaoke nights at the local pub are always popular, and Sean is often happiest taking centre stage with a microphone in hand. Building connections within the community and supporting people to enjoy the things they love is a key part of life here. The home has a warm, welcoming and family feel. New team members are supported by experienced colleagues who are always happy to share their knowledge, offer guidance and help each other succeed. Why MacIntyre? At MacIntyre, our vision is for all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them. Our DNA is built on person-centred approaches, Great Interactions, strong relationships and a commitment to excellence. We celebrate people's unique gifts, talents and contributions, and we're passionate about creating opportunities for people to connect, belong and thrive. We're equally committed to helping our colleagues grow and succeed. We don't just invest in the people we support – we invest in our people too. As a Deputy Manager, you'll benefit from: A clear career pathway with opportunities to progress into a Frontline Manager role and beyond. Access to funded qualifications and professional development opportunities. Ongoing learning and development, including specialist training in areas such as autism, Positive Behaviour Support and person-centred approaches. Reflective supervision, coaching and mentoring to support your development as a leader. Access to our dedicated Learning and Development team and a wide range of internal training opportunities. The opportunity to work alongside experienced leaders who will support and encourage your growth. A culture that values learning, curiosity, innovation and continuous improvement. Whatever stage you're at in your leadership journey, MacIntyre will support you to grow your skills, build your confidence and develop a rewarding and meaningful career. Ready to join us? If you're looking for a leadership role where you can make a genuine difference, bring out the best in others and be part of an organisation that puts people first, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help create extraordinary lives through Great Interactions. Name changed for privacy "Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding." #IND About You Perhaps you're an experienced Support Worker, Senior Support Worker or Team Leader looking for your next challenge. Your experience will have shown you the difference a great team can make to someone's life, and you'll be excited about bringing your ideas, passion and leadership skills to help us continue delivering outstanding support. You'll be: Passionate about person-centred support and positive outcomes. Committed to promoting dignity, respect, choice and independence. A positive role model who leads with empathy and integrity. Skilled at building strong relationships with people, families, colleagues and professionals. Organised, proactive and confident in taking ownership and responsibility. Ready to support, develop and inspire others to be their best. Have a UK manual or automatic Driving Licence. About us MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone's unique gifts, talents and contributions. Training and Development At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job. But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge. Pay and Rewards We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes: Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost) MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period) Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff. Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre) How to apply If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. 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. Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. 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