We are recruiting on behalf of our client Abbeywood for a highly skilled and experienced Home Manager to join their team.
At Abbeywood Care Home they recognise that working in the care sector is about more than just practical support. Great quality care comes from being a person to rely on emotionally, as well as physically. All their staff treat the service users here like family, we want new members of the team to be as caring, compassionate and feel part of the Abbeywood family.
Abbeywood Care Home supports 40 residents with their day to day living needs. Their range of services are designed to meet the diverse needs of everyone who resides at Abbeywood. We support our residents with needs such as dementia, learning disabilities and mental health difficulties.
They strive to ensure the voice of the individuals we support are listened to, both in terms of their personal development and our organisational development.
Job Description:
The successful applicant will provide management and leadership to a team of senior care assistants, care assistants, and support services.
They will be responsible for ensuring newly referred individuals are appropriately assessed and that high quality, person centered care and support is provided at all times. They will ensure the team have the skills and competences required to assist our residents with their individual needs and provide a development approach to practice. The Deputy Home Manager will work in effective partnership with the local council, CQC, local authorities and other regulated bodies that assist us in creating a safe and well lead home. They will be expected to ensure good, positive communication skills are maintained personally and throughout the team. They will be responsible for following Abbeywood's policies and procedures and adopt a proactive approach to leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the home is of a standard which meets and exceeds standards set by CQC, Bury Council, National Care Standards and other regulated bodies.
- Liaise with external professionals, individuals and families as required to ensure that the needs of all our residents are supported, regularly reviewed and developed.
- Support Senior Managers in effective day to day running of the home.
- Ensure the home safely plans staffing levels and complies with legislations and regulatory requirements.
- Undertake care assessments of people needing care and support.
- Help the Senior Managing team recruit and develop new care workers, supporting, supervising and performance managing them.
- Work towards our company values.
- Work together to constantly improve and develop services