We are seeking an experienced practitioner to undertake the interesting and responsible role of Supported Living Co-ordinator leading the onsite operational management of the Burnmill, Castlerigg, and Meadowbrook services. You must be confident, warm, highly motivated and committed to providing an excellent supported living service. You will have previous relevant experience, knowledge and a good understanding of working with people with a learning disability who have complex needs. You will have experience of support planning, person-centred planning and the use of positive behaviour support strategies. You will need to demonstrate a commitment to using person-centred thinking and approaches in your work to achieve great outcomes for the people we support. You will manage and deploy staff effectively to meet the needs of service users, taking into account their personalised schedules and activity plans. You must be professional and able to act as a role model, leading your team by example to ?go the extra mile? to support service users. You will be patient, professional and well organised with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. You will be able to liaise proactively and effectively with Care Managers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will build warm, trusting relationships with service users and their families. Must have or willing to train to level 4/5 Diploma in Health and Social Care. A degree or other relevant professional qualification would be desirable. As well as providing direct support and leading the service your role will include undertaking on call responsibilities across the services in area on a rota basis as part of the wider service delivery. As this is a 24 hours/7 day a week supported living service you will need to be flexible and responsive to changing needs and demonstrate willingness to work the full range of shifts. In return we will offer you on-going professional development and the support of a highly motivated team of colleagues.
