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Shift Pattern: 7am - 2pm, 2pm -10pm

Are you passionate about making a positive difference and providing high quality services? Do you really care about people? Want great benefits, flexible working and learning and development opportunities to boot? You’ll fit in well here.

We’re growing. Quickly. In the last three years alone we have commissioned 16 new Extra Care schemes that provide quality housing and care for older people of modest means. We’re constantly looking for ways to make things better, always putting our residents and people at the heart of what we do.

We have big ambitions and are looking for superstars to join us.

In Extra Care, our residents live independently in their own homes within one of our schemes, complete with communal lounges, gardens, cafés/bistros and salons. As Care Manager with Housing 21, you will be responsible for the operational management and quality of the care service, ensuring viability and promoting person centred provision to meet resident needs.

You will ensure that the Care Quality Commission Essential Standards are met and that the highest level of customer service is provided.

You will be expected to collaborate with the Local Authority and all Health Professionals related to the Resident and their stakeholders to promote a positive atmosphere within the Court, whilst encouraging social interaction and reducing isolation with activities and one to one support.

Shift pattern: Primarily Monday to Friday 9 to 5 with some out of office hours working required.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, Housing 21 now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days. Further details on how this works, will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made.

To qualify for the role, you will have:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care or equivalent
• Significant practitioner and/or management experience, skills and knowledge in one or more of the following areas;

o Services for Older People living with Dementia in a Residential setting
o Residential day or community services for Older People
o Specialist Dementia Care services including Complex & Challenging needs

• Experience of supervising and managing a small team, ideally within an organisation providing Dementia Care Services including Complex & Challenging needs
• Experience in Building Management & Maintenance
• Experience with Budget Management and management of a Local Authority Contract
• Experience of working as part of a multi-Disciplinary team including Health Professionals, Stakeholders including the CCG

If you require more information before applying for this role, please see the attached job profile.

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced disclosure check, satisfactory references, and induction training.

Closing date for applications 31 August, with interviews taking place 4 September

We know that great people make a great organisation, which is why we put people at the heart of everything we do. You are as valuable to us as our corporate employees, which is why we offer occupational sick pay, occupational maternity and paternity pay and benefits such as the Blue Light Card to all our Extra Care employees.

We’re proud to be an Investors in People (IIP) Platinum organisation, which shows that not only do we actively empower our people to be the best they can be through continued training and development, but we also seek to constantly improve the ways we work. You shouldn’t have to choose between a career and care, and we want to support you to advance your career with us, which is why we have a dedicated learning pathway through our Extra Care Academy that could lead to future roles with salaries of £50,000! A career in care means you can make a difference and help our residents to live independently in their own homes.