Havencare Homes and Support Limited
Location
Plymouth, Devon | United Kingdom
Job description
Practice Leader
Hourly Rate: £12.50 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week
Annual earning potential: £26,000
Location: Plymouth
Havencare is a forward-thinking and growing charity. We have been making a difference for 35 years, changing the lives of people who have learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries, and other support needs. Our big aims include every person having a home that is right for them, and support for the life they choose.
At Havencare, first and foremost, we are looking for outstanding people who align with our values of Transparency, Quality and Engagement.
An understanding of positive behaviour support (PBS) and leading PBS in practice would be an advantage, although not essential because we can develop these skills and experience with the right person who has the attitude and aptitude to learn and deliver at this level.
About the Role
You will work on-shift, leading your team in outstanding practice. You will lead the principles of “nothing about me without me”, ensuring the supported person’s voice (behaviours, expressions, actions, words) is heard, and they are leading their support planning, delivery, and review.
Some of your duties will include:
engagement in person-centred thinking, evolving the services around the people being supported.
creating a capable environment where the person being supported, and their team, can thrive and have choices and opportunities that enable people to reach their potential and direct their own lives.
maintaining every person’s right to privacy, self-determination, choice, dignity, and respect
facilitating positive risk taking with an outcomes-focused (personal goals) approach
continuous self-directed personal development in the latest best-practice thinking and application and cascading your learning to your teams.
interviewing, inducting, managing, and engaging your team with compassionate leadership.
ensure training and policies and procedures are applied in practice by you and your team.
undertaking regular quality supervisions, appraisals, debriefs, team meetings and informal performance conversations with compassionate radical candor.
manage the Rota, with person-matched creative scheduling, arranging cover for absences, ensuring clocking, and timesheets are accurate for pay.
Check out the role brief and assignment information here: 2024 Practice Leader Role Brief - STECPL0324 (1).pdf
About C:
We are looking for someone to help support C. He lives on his own in a flat in Mutley and he has learning Disability and Autism. C enjoys a wide arrange of activities such as basketball, trampolining, cinema trips, theatre trips and he needs support with his day-to-day activities such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping trips. Family is very important to him so you will support C with meeting them and you will be in contact with his family on a regular basis.
About You:
A patient and calm-natured person.
Comfortable to sit quietly and use compassionate and considerate techniques to engage them in activities.
Passion to live-life and lead more than a safe existence.
Naturally curious about neurodiverse human behaviour
Non-judgemental and focuses more on why something happened opposed to what happened.
A confident leader from the front, back and centre of their team, depending on circumstances.
Able to investigate, hear all perspectives, analyse information, and develop and adapt ways of working.
Thrive on working closely with family, wider networks, and your colleagues, collaborating and coproducing with the expertise of others to enable a holistic, truly person-led service.
About the usual working pattern:
Working pattern will be a mix of the on shift and off rota hours – On shift hours will be a 9am till 23.00.
We will provide you with:
Quality training and development opportunities to maintain and enhance your skills and knowledge.
Free 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing.
Big financial rewards through our Refer a Friend Scheme
Vouchers at Christmas, your work anniversary, and your birthday
Paid DBS
Annual pay of £26,000 and the opportunity to earn overtime.
…and more!
Essential for the role:
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and subscription to the Update Service; right to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.
Closing date:
The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 29th March 2024. Applications will be considered as and when received.
Interview Dates:
Please be available for interview when needed.
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£12.5 per hour
