Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England and the role is first and foremost about making a real difference to their lives whilst you lead, motivate, manage and grow a team of support managers to enable more people to discover new possibilities in everyday life whilst keeping healthy and well.

Role Responsibility

As a Locality Manager you will lead and inspire the team in our current provision in ensuring the people we support are able to live extraordinary lives. The support you and your new team will provide is as varied as the challenges the people we support face in their daily lives – with a particular emphasis and expertise on supporting individuals with complex health needs as well as at times challenging behaviour. You will play a lead role in the growth and further development of our services within a geographical region. As a member of our management team, you will be supported to develop within your career benefiting from our internal and external training, supported by a local leadership team you will understand the role that you play in our broader business.

Building on your experience of working with people with learning disabilities, you’ll set, maintain, and develop standards as part of our supported living services for adults with learning disabilities. As the Locality Manager, your focus will always be on ensuring the delivery of consistently high-quality support, in a challenging, but very rewarding environment. In this varied role, you’ll need to ensure quality, compliance and financial viability are your key priorities.  You will carry out audits and provide leadership support for your team giving coaching and guidance in creating an environment where our people are able to deliver high quality care for the people we support.

The Ideal Candidate

This is an exciting role and great time to join Turning Point, you will feel at your best Leading a team through a significant period of exciting change, with the people we support at the heart of what we do. You will ideally have a wide range of experience in managing multi-site support teams and be excited by the challenge that this role offers. As well as having the ability to meet financial and business targets you will have a track record of supporting and empowering people to live more independently in their community. Flexibility is essential, you’ll also have a full driving license and access to a car. In return, we can offer generous benefits that include retail discounts, excellent training, and the scope to progress your career with a sector leader.

To be considered for this role you will have; 

• Experience as a Registered Manager with CQC
• Understanding, working knowledge of differing requirements in supported living registrations
• Working in a Learning Disability environment
• Experience of managing large teams across multiple homes and geographic areas
• Experience of remote auditing, action planning, proven track record of meeting regulatory and contractual compliance
• Leadership skills -coaching, positive challenge of staff conduct, development of individual service design, adaptation of management style.
• Business development – opening and developing new services, positive commissioner relationships, sound working knowledge of applying policy into practice

About us

Why Turning Point?

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

What benefits will I receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Learning and Development opportunities - we are Investors in People Silver accredited
• 33 days holiday, increasing with each year of service until 35 days. Plus the option to purchase additional holidays
• Flexible benefit options including, bike to work schemes and season ticket loans
• Competitive Pension and Life Assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to online Health and Wellbeing support
• Flexible working patterns to support work/life balance
• Access to a wide range of discounts including Cinema, Groceries and Gym

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