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Day Opportunities Manager

Affinity Trust

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Overview

You will work as part of the wider North management team and may be required to support across different locations including our Supported Living provision, ensuring  you work flexibility and in collaboration with colleagues across the region.
£36,514.24 
Per year
Full time
(37.5 hours per week)
Leeds

Key information

As a Day Opportunities Manager you will lead our Day service provision, with a focus on developing our offer, promoting independence, and engaging people in their local community.

About the role

As a Support Manager you will lead and manage your staff team to ensure that we are delivering high-quality, safe, and person-centred support to enable people we support to achieve great outcomes. To ensure the support is provided in line with legal and contractual requirements. 

The role is to foster excellent working relationships amongst my teams, and you will be responsible for timely and effective recruitment, training, and induction of new staff. Have the ability to drive continuous improvement in retention and the culture within the teams you oversee.

Requirements

  • Responsible for ensuring that the highest quality and standards are met in the preparation of risk assessments, support plans, health plans and person-centred support, ensuring that outcomes can be monitored, met, and evidenced in Nourish, our operations system 
  •  Able to demonstrate a significant knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs and be familiar with best practice developments
  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with families, professionals, referrers, and all other stakeholders 
  •  Leading by example and provide hands on support to people we support when required 5. Willing to work flexibly according to the needs of the organisation, having a regular presence in locations and responsible for providing on call support and assistance on a rota basis
  •  Ensuring two-way communications are in place and proactively engage with multi disciplinary teams providing meaningful outcomes for the people we support, including GPs, Social Workers, families, day opportunities and other key stakeholders 
  • Monitor accident and incident reporting, identifying, and escalating any key themes, and proactively respond to emergency situations
  •  Ensure that all relevant records in relation to people we support are appropriately maintained, accurate and up to date within the operations system