Step into a pivotal leadership role where your expertise will directly shape the lives of adults with learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviours. This is a permanent opportunity to lead a small residential service in West Yorkshire, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care and a safe, supportive environment. You ll have the autonomy to drive standards, develop your team and embed best practice, with a salary of £43,000.
About the Role:
As Registered Service Manager, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of a small residential home, ensuring it meets all regulatory, safeguarding and quality standards. You will lead and develop your team to deliver consistent, person-centred support to individuals with learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviours. Your leadership will be central to maintaining a stable, high-performing service and continuous improvement in outcomes for residents.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide clear leadership and management of the residential home, ensuring safe, effective and person-centred service delivery.
Oversee daily operations, including rota management, staffing levels, and allocation of responsibilities to meet service needs.
Ensure full compliance with CQC standards, local authority requirements and internal policies, including robust safeguarding practices.
Implement and monitor quality assurance processes, including audits, action plans and regular service reviews.
Lead staff recruitment, induction and performance management, addressing capability and conduct issues where necessary.
Coach, mentor and support the staff team to develop skills in managing challenging behaviours and delivering positive behaviour support.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date records, care plans and risk assessments, ensuring documentation meets regulatory standards.
Build and maintain effective relationships with families, external professionals and stakeholders to support collaborative care planning.
Key Requirements:
Proven experience in a management role within residential care or supported living for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.
Strong leadership and team management skills, with a track record of building and sustaining effective staff teams.
Demonstrable knowledge of CQC regulations, safeguarding frameworks and relevant health and social care legislation.
Experience of managing services that support individuals with challenging behaviours, including risk management.
Ability to implement and maintain robust quality assurance and improvement processes.
Confident in handling complex situations, making sound decisions and prioritising effectively in a busy service.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage staff, residents and external professionals.
Competent in using care management systems and maintaining accurate, compliant documentation.
Desirable Skills:
Experience in a small residential home setting with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
Knowledge and application of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approaches.
Experience of leading services through CQC inspections and implementing post-inspection action plans.
Background in developing and delivering staff training in behaviour management and person-centred care.
Familiarity with local authority commissioning and contract monitoring processes in West Yorkshire.
Qualifications:
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or equivalent) required or willingness to work towards.
Relevant health and social care qualification (e.g. NVQ/QCF Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care) required.
Evidence of ongoing professional development in social care, leadership or behaviour support preferred.
Full UK driving licence preferred, depending on service needs.
If you are a confident, experienced manager ready to lead a small, complex residential service and uphold high standards of care, we encourage you to apply.
