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Learning Disabilities Manager Day Centre, Horticulture, Gardens

Flintshire

This is a one-off opportunity for someone to become Day Centre Manager for a life-changing day service for adults with learning disabilities. You will have experience of working with adults with complex needs including learning disabilities and autism, and either professional experience of, or a very keen interest and knowledge of horticulture, gardening or landscaping.

You will lead, manage and further develop the day to day operations of various day services, offering your clients rewarding activities and opportunities for them to gain skills and experience in the organisation s fantastic grounds. These include garden spaces, woodland, and much more. You will be working with them on various horticulture projects including maintaining the landscaped gardens of the care homes, growing a wide range of plants and managing their recently acquired woodland area.

As a compassionate people manager, your main aims and responsibilities will be to motivate and support the team by providing clear vision and direction. You will provide encouragement to the team and ensure they have the skills and knowledge to provide the best possible levels of person-centred care to the adults they support.

In order to ensure the continued success of the service you will have the opportunity to actively engage with the local and wider community promoting your services, as well as developing the commercial aspect of the business.

This role would suit someone with a background in social care, managing services for adults with learning disabilities, or perhaps running a business or social enterprise offering day services, with experience of building effective partnerships with other organisations.

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (or the willingness to work towards it) would be an advantage

Experience and knowledge of working in a gardening, landscape gardening, horticulture, woodwork, arts and crafts, cooking or similar environment is a huge advantage.

Please apply now

Home Manager Learning Disabilities & Autism Whitehaven, Cumbria AV2074

Whitehaven, Cumbria
Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience
Full-Time Position

Are you an experienced Home Manager with a background in supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism? Or are you an ambitious Deputy Manager looking to take the next step in your career?

We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and compassionate Home Manager to lead a small residential care home near Whitehaven, Cumbria. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manager or an ambitious Deputy Manager ready to progress into a management role within a specialist residential care setting.

The home currently supports five residents with learning disabilities and autism, providing permanent residential accommodation and personal care in a welcoming, domestic environment. With a small number of residents, the service offers the opportunity to focus on individual needs, build meaningful relationships and promote independence, dignity and choice.

The home has a Good CQC report and is in a very strong position, with the current Home Manager moving into an operational role. This creates an excellent opportunity for a new manager to take the lead at an established service with a positive foundation already in place.

The home is a CQC-registered residential care service near Whitehaven, Cumbria, specialising in supporting younger adults with learning disabilities and autism.

The service is based in a dormer bungalow set within its own grounds and is registered to accommodate up to six residents. Currently supporting five individuals, the home provides a small, homely setting where care and support can be tailored to each person's needs, preferences and aspirations.

The home provides:

• Permanent residential accommodation and personal care
• Specialist support for adults with learning disabilities and autism
• A small residential setting currently supporting five residents
• Individualised care and support plans
• A focus on independence, choice and personal development
• A welcoming environment within its own grounds
• A Good CQC report

The home is in a strong position, with the current Home Manager transitioning into an operational role. This provides an opportunity for the incoming manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of an established service and build on the existing foundations.

The home's approach is centred on providing individualised care that recognises every resident as a unique person.

The team aims to support residents to live fulfilling lives, make choices about their daily routines and develop their independence wherever possible. Understanding each individual's communication style, preferences, abilities and support needs is essential to delivering effective care.

As Home Manager, you will help maintain a positive and inclusive culture where residents are treated with dignity and respect and staff feel supported to deliver high standards of care.

The role requires someone who can combine compassionate leadership with a clear focus on quality, safeguarding, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

As Home Manager, you will take responsibility for the overall leadership and day-to-day running of the service, ensuring that residents receive high-quality care and support in line with their individual needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, motivating and developing the staff team
• Ensuring the consistent delivery of person-centred care
• Promoting residents' independence, dignity, choice and wellbeing
• Maintaining compliance with CQC regulations and relevant legislation
• Overseeing care planning, risk assessments, audits and quality assurance
• Ensuring safeguarding procedures and policies are followed
• Managing recruitment, staffing, training and rotas
• Supporting staff performance, development and retention
• Building positive relationships with residents, families and external professionals
• Maintaining a safe, comfortable and supportive home environment
• Monitoring service quality and identifying areas for improvement
• Ensuring residents' needs and aspirations remain at the centre of the service

With the home already in a strong position, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the service, maintain established standards and continue developing the quality of care provided.

We are looking for a committed and motivated care professional who is passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism.

We welcome applications from experienced Home Managers as well as Deputy Managers who are ready to progress their careers and take on their first Home Manager position.

You will ideally have:

• Experience within residential care, ideally supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism
• Previous management or supervisory experience, or the potential to progress from a Deputy Manager role
• An NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or a willingness to work towards this qualification
• Knowledge of CQC regulations, safeguarding and relevant legislation
• An understanding of person-centred care and individual support planning
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills
• The ability to motivate, support and develop a staff team
• A commitment to promoting residents' independence, dignity and quality of life
• A proactive approach to maintaining high standards of care and compliance
• The confidence to build positive relationships with residents, families and professionals

This opportunity would suit an established Home Manager seeking a new challenge or a Deputy Manager ready to take the next step in their career. The home offers a strong foundation from which to develop your leadership skills and make a positive contribution to residents and staff.

• Negotiable salary, dependent on experience
• Opportunity to lead an established residential care home
• Consideration given to experienced Deputy Managers looking to progress
• Opportunity to work towards an NVQ Level 5 qualification where required
• A small service currently supporting five residents
• A home in a strong position, with the current Home Manager moving into an operational role
• A Good CQC report
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to residents' lives
• A focus on person-centred care, independence and individual wellbeing
• An opportunity to develop professionally and progress your career

If you are an experienced Home Manager or an ambitious Deputy Manager looking for an opportunity to take the next step in your career, this is an excellent opportunity to lead a small residential service that is in a strong position and build on its existing foundations.

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Description An opportunity for an experienced manager or deputy manager to work in one Service, in one location, supported by a dedicated team, with high ratios of support hours for our clients.

Starting Salary: £36,007 per year

Who we are
Southdown is a not-for-profit provider supporting over 160 adults with learning and physical disabilities across 27 supported living services and residential c click apply for full job details

We are seeking compassionate and dedicated Social Workers to join our learning Disabilities team on a 6 month contract.

Location: Totton

Main Responsibilities and Duties

Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, enabling independence and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.

• Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
• Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to protect the safety and protection of individuals.
• Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
• Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree levels of support.
• The need to engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others.
• The need for sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where there is conflict or lack of insight.
• Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant legislation and resources.
• Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs and the formulation of a carers care plan.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a Learning Disabilities team.
• Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team relevant to needs of post
• Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education
• A thorough understanding of relevant legislation, policies, and best practices in social work.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits:

• A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
• 5 personal development days per annum.
• Access to permanent vacancies as they are released.
• 37 Hours a week
• 38 Per hour (Umbrella Rate)
• 6 Month contract
• Hybrid working, office, home visits required & home working

About Us

Connect2Hampshire is a managed service agency owned by Hampshire County Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

Connect2Hampshire is a trading style of Hampshire & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Hampshire County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Support Worker - Learning Disabilities (Female Only)

Community Support Somerset (BA4 & DT9)

We are seeking an experienced female Support Worker to join a small, person-centred learning disabilities service supporting individuals within the community across Somerset.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building long-term relationships and supporting people to live independently in their own homes and local community.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role - you must have the right to work in the UK in place to apply.

Package

• 14.11 per hour
• Guaranteed 20 hours per week
• Mainly evenings and weekends
• Ongoing training and development
• Small supportive team
• Opportunity to grow with the service
• Stable long-term role

Responsibilities

• Supporting adults with learning disabilities
• Community access and daily living support
• Assisting with personal care where required
• Working to person-centred support plans
• Building positive relationships
• Liaising with families and professionals
• Maintaining accurate records
• Promoting dignity, choice and independence

Requirements

• Learning disabilities experience essential
• Female applicants only due to service user requirements
• Driver with own vehicle and business insurance
• Comfortable travelling across BA4 and DT9
• Available evenings and alternate weekends
• Calm, reliable and person-centred approach
• Right to work in the UK

This is a community-based role supporting people across BA4 and DT9. Regular travel between visits is required.

If you have the experience and values to support people to live independently, please submit your CV to apply.

INDCARE

Support Worker Residential Care Learning Disabilities
Location: Llangadog

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and reliable Support Worker to join a well-established residential care team in Llangadog. This role offers a dynamic work environment where no two days are the same, providing diverse activities both indoors and outdoors to promote residents' independence and well-being.

About the Role:
As a Support Worker in Llangadog, you will be instrumental in supporting residents with day-to-day tasks and engaging them in a range of social and recreational activities. Your key responsibilities will include supporting personal development through skill-building programmes, fostering confidence, resilience, and independence, and assisting with social and leisure activities such as farm-related tasks, outings, and community participation. You will work closely with a supportive team to ensure a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for all residents.

Key Duties:

• Support residents with their daily routines, promoting independence and confidence
• Engage residents in outdoor activities, including farm work and community outings
• Assist with social, recreational, and skill development programmes tailored to individual needs
• Support residents participation in activities like social outings, including local church visits
• Work collaboratively with team members to maintain a safe environment, adhering to safeguarding policies

What We Are Looking For:

• Genuine passion for supporting individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of indoor and outdoor activities
• A proactive attitude and a positive, compassionate approach
• Ability to drive and take residents out in the service car, as the role is based in Bristol
• Previous experience in care or support work is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be provided

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary package
• A scenic, purpose-filled working environment in Llangadog
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Free DBS check and comprehensive training
• The chance to be part of a close-knit team making a meaningful impact

This position in Llangadog is ideal for individuals eager to develop their career in residential care, working with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. If you are flexible, caring, and motivated by making a difference, we encourage you to apply.

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.

Tezlom is currently recruiting experienced and compassionate Support Workers to join our team, working across supported housing services, residential homes, and care settings to support service users with learning disablities and mental health needs in Edgeware, London

This role involves supporting young adults and adults with learning disabilities, as well as individuals who may have autism, mental health needs, or additional complex support requirements

This is a great opportunity for experienced carers looking for flexible bank shifts while making a real difference in people s lives.

Key Responsibilities

As a Support Worker, your duties will include:

• Providing person-centred support to adults and young adults with learning disabilities
• Supporting service users with daily living skills (cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and personal care)
• Promoting independence, dignity, choice, and inclusion
• Supporting individuals with social activities, education, and community access
• Assisting with medication in line with care plans (where required)
• Encouraging positive routines and emotional wellbeing
• Supporting individuals with challenging behaviour in a calm and professional manner
• Completing accurate daily notes, reports, and care documentation
• Working as part of a team to deliver safe and high-quality care

About You

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Experienced in working with learning disabilities (essential)
• Caring, patient, and compassionate
• Reliable and flexible to work bank shifts (days, evenings, weekends, nights)
• Confident supporting vulnerable adults in a respectful and professional way
• Able to build positive and trusting relationships with service users
• Able to work independently and as part of a team

Requirements

• Previous experience working with learning disabilities (essential)
• Right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to apply)

Desirable (Not Essential)

• Care Certificate
• Driver (preferred but not essential)

What We Offer

• Flexible bank shifts to suit your availability
• Competitive hourly pay
• Variety of work across supported housing and residential settings
• Ongoing support from Tezlom Recruitment
• Opportunity to develop skills within health & social care
• Friendly and supportive working environment

Apply Today

If you are passionate about supporting people to live fulfilling and independent lives, we would love to hear from you

Contact Tezlom Recruitment today and one of our consultants will be in touch

Duties
To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for nurses, midwives and health visitors and be conversant with the scope of Professional Practice and other NMC papers.
To be responsible for an identified, complex caseload of young people diagnosed with a moderate to severe learning disability and comorbid mental health difficulty.
To act as a role model and motivate team members towards an innovative and high standard of practice that is research/evidenced based.
Ensure contemporaneous records are maintained.
Promote a team approach to care within a multi-disciplinary framework, involving liaison and effective communication of confidential and sensitive information with other statutory and voluntary agencies.
Ensure that community learning disability nursing service develops in line with BSMHFT core values and outcomes, whilst following government recommendations and public health initiatives.
To work autonomously and effectively as part of community learning disability nursing service whilst managing own caseload.
To ensure the legal frameworks relevant to work undertaken within BSMHFT Specialist Learning Disability Service are adhered to and followed.
To support and work closely with colleagues as part of an MDT within SOLAR and other professionals working at different levels outside of the organisation to support the needs of children and young people.

Essential
Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse educated to Diploma/Degree Level
Professional registration with regulating body e.g NMC
Significant experience working with young people with ASD & Learning Disability in a community setting
Knowledge and experience of working within community mental health services and holding a complex caseload

Desirable
Experience of working in Community CAMHS
Skills with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.

We are recruiting Support Workers to join a friendly learning disabilities service providing support within a respite setting and community outreach across St Austell and surrounding areas.

This role is ideal for caring, reliable people who enjoy building positive relationships and supporting individuals to live independently in their community. Experience is welcome, but full training is provided - attitude and values are the most important factors.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role - you must have the Right to Work in the UK to apply.

Package

• 14.11 per hour (day rate)
• Weekend daytime shifts
• Part-time weekend roles available
• Paid induction, shadowing and training
• Combination of respite centre and community outreach work
• Ongoing development and training opportunities
• Supportive and experienced management team
• Stable long-term opportunity

Responsibilities

• Providing 1:1 support to adults with learning disabilities
• Supporting individuals within a respite service and in the community
• Assisting with personal care and daily living tasks
• Supporting community access, activities and independence
• Following person-centred care and support plans
• Maintaining accurate records and communication
• Working collaboratively within a small, dedicated team
• Promoting dignity, choice and independence

Requirements

• Caring, patient and dependable approach
• Comfortable working within both respite and community settings
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Must be a driver with own transport
• Experience within care helpful but not essential
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Right to work in the UK

If you are looking for a rewarding role supporting people to live full and independent lives, please submit your CV to apply.

INDCARE

Our client Somerset Council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Learning Disabilities team.

Main Responsibilities and Duties

• Undertake detailed Care Act reviews and reassessments for adults with learning disabilities as part of the Review Project.
• Complete face-to-face visits with people in their homes, supported living services, residential settings and other community-based environments to gather evidence and assess current care and support needs.
• Gather, analyse and evaluate information from multiple sources, including the person, family members, advocates, providers, health professionals, records and direct observations to inform professional decision-making.
• Determine whether existing information supports a statutory review or whether a full reassessment is required, recording clear professional rationale for decisions made.
• Identify, evidence and record eligible care and support needs in accordance with the Care Act, applying strengths-based and person-centred practice throughout the assessment process.
• Produce high-quality, evidence-based and audit-ready assessments, reviews, support plans and case recordings which clearly demonstrate professional judgement, analysis and rationale
• Analyse and distinguish between social care needs, delegated health tasks, NHS responsibilities and potential health-related needs requiring further consideration.
• Identify cases where Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Checklist consideration, Checklist review or challenge may be appropriate and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions, funding reviews and CHC-related processes where required, providing clear professional analysis and recommendations.
• Consider opportunities to maximise independence, reduce reliance on paid support where appropriate, and ensure support arrangements remain proportionate, outcome-focused and person-centred.
• Manage an allocated workload independently, ensuring reviews, reassessments, recording and associated tasks are completed within project timescales and organisational expectations.
• Work collaboratively with Adult Social Care teams, health colleagues, providers and other stakeholders to achieve timely, defensible and evidence-based funding and care planning outcomes.
• Attend Somerset office locations as required (minimum two days per week) and travel across Somerset to undertake visits, assessments, reviews and project-related activities.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with health colleagues, providers, housing services, family members, advocates and other partner agencies to support evidence-based assessment and decision-making.
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with people, their families, carers and representatives to ensure assessments and reviews are person-centred, strengths-based and outcomes focused.
• Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environments, contributing professional expertise and participating in meetings, reviews and funding discussions where required.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, rights and choice, ensuring practice remains person-centred, anti-discriminatory and compliant with statutory responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic records, using relevant IT systems to record, analyse and evidence professional decision-making to an audit-ready standard.
• Maintain professional development and apply current legislation, guidance, research and best practice to support high-quality assessment and review activity.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.