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Location

Hove, East Sussex | United Kingdom

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Job description

The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for!

This position will be part of the Choices team in Brighton and Hove. The service currently supports 3 people with complex needs, learning disabilities and autism who require 24/7 support. The people currently live in central Hove and the organisation intends to grow this part of the service.

A brief outline of the role:

We are looking for a female who is experienced in social care to manage a staff team of support workers with support from the Service Manager, they will need to supervise, coach and put in strategies of support for the team. They will need to be flexible in their approach to support the team when needed and confident in supporting people who may be challenged, also knowing Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is desirable. The person must build good relationships with families, carers and outside agencies. We work towards Grace Eyre’s Charter trying to ensure people are living fulfilled lives in their communities. The role will also be ensuring the quality of the service in line with BHCC and CQC regulations.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Staff benefits include:

Enhanced holiday entitlement
One paid celebration day a year
Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Generous refer-a-friend scheme
One paid volunteering day a year
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Enhanced death in service
Training and development opportunities
Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:

A living wage employer
Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

Please apply by filling in an application form or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to [email protected]. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing this to [email protected]. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location when emailing recruitment

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