Adult Services Manager (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £35-39k pro rata
Hours: 21 Hours per week for 9-12 months
Location: Teddington
This is a key leadership role. You will be providing leadership and direction to 5 team leads/managers as well as leading and directing development to increase the scope and depth of the services we offer. We are looking for innovation as well as sound leadership skills and professional knowledge of employment law is a given. This role is to cover the Maternity Leave of the current Manager and will be up to 12 months.
The Adult Services Team Manager is one of 3 team managers reporting to our Chief Executive Officer. The services managed include Direct Payment Support across Richmond and Wandsworth, Befriending and Community Activities, our Benefits and Housing Advice and Information service and our Counselling service.
We constantly research and develop services to meet the identified needs of the community and this role would suit someone who wants a good level of autonomy to develop new ideas.
The Adults Services Manager works alongside our Children’s Team Manager and our Social Prescribing and Community Development Manager, supported by Finance, Fundraising and Campaigns and Communications Managers.
Purpose of Post
- To be responsible for the management of the Support Services to Direct Payment clients in Richmond and Wandsworth.
- To be responsible for the research and development of adult services in Richmond and Wandsworth.
- To oversee promotion, monitoring and delivery of the CILS, Pathways and Counselling services.
- To provide leadership and supervision, performance evaluation and general support for all of the adult services team managers and leads
- To be responsible for adult safeguarding and health and safety across the organisation.
Main Duties include:
Management of Direct Payment Support Service
- Lead and manage the Direct Payment Support Service across Richmond and Wandsworth Boroughs through the Direct Payment Leads
- Provide support to the DP team leads to resolve complex DP HR management issues around the area of employment law.
- Support the team leads in their work with the local authority to set targets for the project, monitor performance against these targets and identify and resolve any issues that arise.
- Provide performance data to finance for invoicing purposes
- Report quarterly to the commissioners and the Ruils Board of trustees
- Work with the DP team leads and the CEO on new DP projects and funding applications as required
CILS, Pathways and Counselling Teams
- Lead and manage the delivery of the Community activity, Befriending, Pathways and Counselling services.
- Work with the CILS partners to ensure that the service is meeting Local Authority targets
- Report as required to the commissioners and the Ruils Board of trustees
- Responsible for ensuring active promotion of the services to potential and existing clients and stakeholders and to ensure representation of Ruils at networking events.
- Work with the CEO and Fundraising Manager to ensure projects are fully funded and demand is well managed.
General Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring safeguarding policies and principles are upheld across Adult Teams.
- Responsible for Health and Safety across the organisation.
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We welcome applicants from all walks of life, training and mentoring will be provided.
We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long term health and mental conditions. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent - viv@bettertalent.co.uk
Closing Date for applicants: 30th August 2024, interviews the following week.
Independent Living Advisor - Wandsworth
Salary: £24-£30k
Hours: 35 hours per week (full time)
Location: Wandsworth, London Borough of Wandsworth
A charity job 100% focussed on helping people get what they need. This is a full-time role that would really suit someone who wants to make a difference to disabled and elderly people. Independent Living Advisors support disabled people to take control of their care and support, by helping them to employ their own Personal (care) Assistant (PA). A PA may help someone to get up in the morning, get ready for work or leisure activities and/or help around the house.
We are looking for an enthusiastic results driven person who is eager to learn and develop.
You will be someone:
- Who works in a person-centred way.
- Has great communication skills and really enjoys communicating with others.
- Has experience of understanding what is required and can think creatively to solve problems.
- Has some experience of equal opportunities and what that means to real people every day.
- Is numerate and computer literate and can use Word and Excel to a high standard.
Main Duties include:
- Helping disabled and elderly people to live independently by employing a PA to support their needs.
- Helping clients to set up and manage their social care budget.
- Encouraging, supporting and advising clients with any issues that may arise when they have a PA.
- Facilitating the DP Peer Support Group to ensure clients feel supported.
- Developing links and professional relationships with Social Work teams.
- Working with agencies to set up support for clients who may not wish to employ a PA directly.
- Assisting in the development of training and other resources to support employers to manage their DP and PA relationships.
Download the full Job Description here.
We welcome applicants from all walks of life, training and mentoring is provided. We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long term health and mental health conditions.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent. viv@bettertalent.co.uk
FriendBee Befriender
Friendbee is a SEND Befriending Service that matches young people with a paid Befriender to help them access social and leisure activities. We currently support young people up to the age of 25 that have a Special Education Need or Disability (SEND) that impacts their social life, who also live in the London Borough of Richmond or Royal Borough of Kingston.
Our Befrienders are recruited, trained, vetted and employed by Ruils to make finding the right support easier for families. Our service is designed to make long-term and sustainable matches between families and Befrienders. While we help coordinate matches and manage the employment of Befrienders, parents work directly with Befrienders to establish a schedule for sessions.
This is supplemental and part-time work that should accompany another job or studies. We cannot guarantee set hours, although most Befrienders work 2-4 hours per week on average. Minimum rate per hour is the London Living Wage - £11.95.
To be eligible for this position you must:
- Live or work within London Borough of Richmond or Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames
- Be 18 years of age
- Have experience working with children in either a paid or voluntary capacity
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Be able to commit to the Befriending role for minimum of 1 year
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and interviews will be set up individually. For more information and to apply visit www.friendbee.co.uk
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