Shared Lives Team Manager

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About the role

Shared Lives is all about enabling people to live gloriously ordinary lives. The scheme recruits and supports carers who share their home and life - either on a permanent or short-term basis - with people aged 16+ who have care and support needs.

We're looking for a Team Manager who shares our passion for providing person-centred, innovative, care and support, and can provide creative, responsive, effective and caring leadership. As Team Manager of a CQC regulated service you will need to apply to the CQC to be a registered manager, and in doing so demonstrate that you will comply with the relevant regulations and that you are 'fit to be registered'.

This is a full-time position, and because of the nature of the role it would be challenging to offer it as a job-share arrangement.

Location:

The registered location for the scheme is County Hall in Dorchester. We do offer hybrid and flexible working, but there is an expectation that the postholder would be on site on a regular basis, and they must be available for face-to-face visits to carers homes when needed.

What's in it for you, and what you can expect to be doing:

There is so much potential for Shared Lives in Dorset, and whilst we already have a great service that is well-established and is rated good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in all key lines of enquiry, we really want to diversify our offer to ensure that even more people can benefit from what Shared Lives can provide. This is where you can really influence and shape the Shared Lives offer in Dorset.

As the Shared Lives Team Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the scheme and for ensuring that it is safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led. You will lead a small team of Shared Lives Officers and provide them with the guidance, assistance and tools they need to ensure that we are delivering care and support of the very highest quality through our brilliant Shared Lives Carers. You will have the help and assistance that you need, from the nominated individual and other colleagues, to shine as the Shared Lives Team Manager. Most importantly, you'll get the opportunity to really make a positive difference to people's lives.

About you:

You will be someone who has proven experience of leadership in a CQC regulated social care service, or is clearly demonstrating ability to do so, and is 'fit' to be a registered manager within the meaning of regulation 7 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014:

• Is of good character.
• Is able to properly perform tasks that are intrinsic to their role.
• Has the necessary qualifications, competence, skills and experience to manage the regulated activity.

In order to assure ourselves of good character, insofar as it is possible to do so, we will need to have regard to the 'good character test' outlined in schedule 4 part 2 of the regulations ( The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 ).

Whilst CQC are not prescriptive about the level of qualification registered managers should hold, a level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Adult Care (preferably) or a bachelor's or a Masters degree in a relevant subject (i.e. social care or health) are accepted as industry standard benchmarks.

However, of equal importance is that you are someone who routinely demonstrates their integrity, trustworthiness and reliability, and are someone who lives the council's behaviours of:

• Responsibility
• Respect
• Recognition
• Collaboration

Further Information

If this role interests you, and you would like to have a chat about it, please get in touch with me (Richard Christian, the nominated individual for the scheme) on 01305 216600 or [email protected]

We are planning to hold interviews in early December, aiming for the week commencing Monday 2nd.

This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders .

A generous relocation package is payable, of which up to £8,000 (of HMRC eligible elements) are free of tax. We can offer you help to move whether you are looking to buy or rent, depending on your circumstances.

Our package includes:

• an initial advance of up to £2,500 payable when you start
• help towards fees associated with buying/selling (up to £6,500)
• an option to receive help towards your rent or mortgage in the first two years

About Us

We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours . We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn .

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.
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