Interim Manager Learning Disabilities Supported Living

Interim Manager Learning Disabilities Supported Living

Are you a passionate leader who believes that every person with a learning disability has the right to live a full, independent and meaningful life? Do you want to use your skills to create change, not just manage but shape services? At Cartref Ni we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, values-driven Interim Manager to provide support within our management team during a period of transition including maternity leave.

We put the rights of people, their voice, choice and control at the heart of everything we do, in line with the Social Services and Well-Being Act (2014) and the Welsh principles of co-production and wellbeing.

Cartref Ni is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity that provides 24/7 support to adults with learning disabilities, enabling them to live in their own home in the counties of Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire. With offices located in St Asaph in North Wales, we have been operating for 35 years. We are a Platinum Investor in People and received a rating of excellent in all three categories in our last CIW inspection.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Interim Manager to join our team for a period of six months. You will carry out a range of operational functions across a small number of our supported living houses to help ensure exceptional standards are maintained.

Although our charity operates across North Wales, the Interim Managers will work with a small number of houses usually within one geographical area. The role is based on-site at our office in St Asaph, with regular travel to each of the houses you are linked to.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all services meet regulatory standards and deliver outstanding support
• Oversee operational performance to include auditing, compliance and safeguarding
• Build positive relationships with the people we support, their families and external stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement and promote person centred approaches

What We Offer

• A salary of £35k to £40k depending on experience
• A supportive, experienced and stable leadership team, and a good manager-to-staff ratio
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Fixed term contract 37.5 hours per week. We are happy to consider part-time.
• Reimbursement of DBS fee
• Work-related mileage reimbursed at 40p per mile

What Were Looking For

• Qualified to a level 4 or 5 or equivalent in Leadership within social care
• Registered as a Domiciliary Care Manager with SCW
• A minimum of three years experience in a social care management role, demonstrating strong leadership, safeguarding knowledge and a commitment to person-centred practice
• A passion for improving outcomes and service delivery
• Someone who is organised, resilient and committed to delivering a high-quality service

A full job description and person specification can be found on our website.

To apply for this exciting role, please submit an online application form via our website, ensuring that you give a good level of detail within the relevant sections to really give us a flavour of why youd be the right fit for this role and our organisation. You may see that we currently also have a permanent Service Manager post advertised. Applying for this role does not exclude you from applying for that permanent role, so please indicate on your application whether youd like to be considered for one or both.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 16th March. Our anticipated interview date is Wednesday 18th March however we can show some flexibility on this if needed.

Please note we are not accepting agency support with this vacancy at this time.

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