Job Description:
Invercare is currently recruiting a Service Manager - Care and Housing Support to support our Renfrewshire Branch with the day to day operations of the care at home and housing support service.
Responsibilities :
- Accountable to the Regional Manager.
- Responsible for the legal and ethical operational running of various home care services.
- Manage the governance process as required ensuring inclusion of relevant stakeholders; compliance with policies and procedures; and consistency with the principles and regulations set out by commissioners and regulatory organisations.
- Work closely with other senior and local managers to ensure strong learning links are made across relevant areas.
- Provide coordination expertise and reporting to relevant internal and external bodies, working groups and forums.
- Ensure policies and procedures are being adhered to and embedded within the care at home and housing support service.
- Assist managers and senior managers with budgets and monitor specific performance within areas of responsibility.
- Ensure that the confidentiality of personal information remains secure in line with the organisation's policy and GDPR. To work within agreed budgets to ensure efficient running of the service.
- Ultimate responsibility for all staff within the Branch.
- To ensure successful operation of quality assurance processes operated within the service.
- Participating in recruitment, analysing retention of staff and areas for improvement.
- Oversee absence management within the Branch.
- To partake in on-call as is necessary to provide adequate cover for the service.
- Monitoring care management platforms and ensuring it meets the organisation's quality assurance policies and procedures.
- To be the lead person for the branch and be the responsible Registered Manager for the Care Inspectorate.
Qualifications and experience
- SVQ 3 with the willingness to work towards SVQ4/LMA
- A minimum of 3 years experience in management level within a care at home service
- Registration with a regulatory body relevant to the service
- Experience of leading and managing teams
- Experience of partnership working
- The ability to partnership work within the sector
Salary and Benefits
- Salary: £33,573.80
- Company pension
- Generous annual leave
- Paid mileage
- Paid training
- Maternity or paternity leave
Additional Information
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Care management: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and car (required)
- SVQ 3 (required)
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Do you have access to your own car?
Experience:
- Manager: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- SVQ 3 (preferred)
- UK Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person