Team Manager – Carlisle

Salary – £23,000 to £25,000 per annum

Type of service – Learning disabilities

Location – Carlisle, United Kingdom

Contract type – Full time, Permanent

Hours – 37 hours per week

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across England with learning disabilities. Making a real difference to their lives, you’ll motivate, manage and grow a team of support staff to enable more people to discover new possibilities in their lives.

We now have an opportunity for Team Manager in Carlisle, supporting adults with Learning Disabilities. As the Team Manager you will have management responsibility of one of our supported living facilities in the area. As one of our management team, you’ll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you benefit from an exceptional level of internal and external training as well as a highly supportive management team.

Role Responsibility

Building on your experience of working with people with learning disabilities, you’ll set, maintain and develop standards as part of our service. As manager, your focus will always be on ensuring the delivery of consistently high quality services – all within a challenging, but very rewarding environment. In this varied Team Manager role, you’ll also carry out risk assessments, implement care plans and handle some operational management.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

• The ability to meet financial and business targets
• A track record of supporting and empowering people to live more independently in their community
• Flexibility is essential, and ideally, you’ll also have a full driving license and access to a car
• Experience of working with individuals with autism, learning disabilities and communication difficulties is essential
• Experience of complex physical and health needs is essential
• Knowledge and understanding of the Positive Behaviour Support process is desirable
• Understanding of Makaton, objects of reference, communication passports is desirable
• Willing to work towards NVQ level 4/5 qualification
• You must be fully flexible as this role will involve out of hours checks supporting/coaching staff and the possible need to backfill when short of staff.