Job Title: Area Manager Walsingham Support
Location: Kidderminster
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Employment Type: Full-time 37.5 hours per week / Monday - Friday with some flexibility/ weekends required.
Company Overview:
Walsingham Support are a leading provider of social care services across the UK, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to individuals in need.
Our mission is to enhance the well-being and independence of our service users through compassionate and professional care.
Job Description Area Manager:
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Area Manager to lead specialist Learning Disability services, primarily supporting young adults with Autism who may present some behaviours that challenge, as they transition into adult services within Worcestershire.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care, compliance with regulatory requirements, and the overall performance of the services within their area.
This is a pivotal leadership role requiring resilience, compassion, and confidence.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring safe, high quality, person-centred support, while guiding teams through complex and sometimes challenging situations.
This role would suit someone who:
* Thrives in a hands-on leadership role as well as prioritising record keeping and compliance.
* Is comfortable stepping into difficult situation and leading by example.
* Is motivated by improving outcomes for people with complex needs.
Key Responsibilities Area Manager:
Lead, manage, and support a team of service managers and care staff to deliver outstanding care services.
* Ensure compliance with all regulatory and legislative requirements, including CQC standards.
* Monitor and improve service quality through regular audits and performance reviews.
* Develop and implement strategic plans to enhance service delivery and achieve business objectives.
* Foster positive relationships with service users, their families, and other stakeholders.
* Manage budgets effectively to ensure financial sustainability and efficiency.
* Identify opportunities for growth and development within the region.
* Provide training, mentoring, and development opportunities for staff.
* Provide visible, hands-on leadership during incidents and periods of heightened behaviour, supporting staff to respond safely and effectively.
* Coach and develop teams in positive behaviour support approaches, ensuring consistency and confidence in practice.
* Promote a calm, reflective culture where staff feel supported to manage emotionally demanding situations.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Proven experience in a senior management role within the social care sector.
* Strong knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements in social care.
* Excellent leadership and people management skills.
* Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
* Demonstrate experience supporting individuals with autism and behaviours that challenge.
* Passion for developing others and building confident, capable teams.
* Resilient and reflective leader who can support others through challenge while maintaining high standards of care.
* Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions.
* Strategic thinker with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.
* Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel as required.
Benefits:
We really care about our staff and offer a wide range of benefits to each Area Manager:
* 33 days annual leave (25 days leave + 8 days bank holidays), rising up to 38 days depending on length of service.
* Pension scheme contributions with up to 3% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
* Life assurance equal to three times your salary.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Health Assured
* Walsingham Rewards Scheme with extensive discounts on everyday items.
* Exceptional training and continuing professional development opportunities.
* Long service awards.
* Recommend a friend bonus of £250.
* Access to Blue Light Card savings
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Area Manager - Work with Walsingham and make a real difference to people's lives
Walsingham Support has been operating across England and Wales since 1986. We enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and other complex needs.
We're different because we pride ourselves on putting the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We do this by delivering specifically tailored support for every individual we work with.
At Walsingham Support, our staff teams are the linchpin of our organisation and they are passionate about our ambition.
We work in an equal and diverse society in which people with disabilities are citizens in their own right. We support them so that they can reach their own potential.
By working with Walsingham Support, you'll be supporting disabled people live their lives to the full.
Our Vision:
* - Walsingham Support will grow to become a leader in the social care sector to meet the evolving needs of people we support and the higher expectations they have around how they live.
* - We will reinforce the voices of all those with learning disabilities, autistic people and other complex needs to challenge the status quo, disrupt perceived limitations and influence sector wide change.
Our Mission:
* - We see the person not the limitations. We work alongside adults with complex needs to fulfil their life aspirations. We employ and develop exceptional people. We are agile, continuously learning as we respond to evolving needs.
Our Values:
* - People Focused: Whether it is staff or the people we support, we strive for people to live their best lives.
* - One Team: Achieving meaningful outcomes by coming together to create a friendly, proactive and inclusive culture.
* - Say it as it is: Every voice is heard and respected, we encourage open and transparent communication.
* - Ambitious: Determined to be the best in everything we do.
When we hire new people, we look for team players who take pride in what they do and adopt a can-do attitude.
Each and every member of the team plays a vital role in making a huge difference to individual lives by helping them to reach their full potential.
In return, well help you to exceed your career ambitions, aims and aspirations.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Join our dedicated team and make a positive impact in the social care sector. Apply today!
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Read what our staff team say about working for Walsingham Support
We collected some comments from our team members from our 3 month and 6 month pulse surveys.
Here is what they said:
* \"...I feel motivated, valued and committed to providing high-quality care...\"
* \"...every voice is valued and my manager is always accessible when I need to speak up or contribute...\"
* \"...I feel supported when it comes to developing professionally...\"
* \"...the onboarding played a pivotal role in helping me understand and appreciate my role...\"
* \"...I feel supported in my development and genuinely feel good working as a Walsingham Support Worker...\"
* \"...I feel very confident because I've had the right training and work with a team that's always ready to help...\"
* \"...the onboarding played a pivotal role in helping me understand and appreciate my role...\"
* \"...my manager trusts me, believes in my work and supports my professional development...\"
* \"...I feel more confident and motivated to learn, grow and contribute to the quality of the organisation...\"
Come and work at Walsingham Support - we value our teams.