At Bright Futures, we champion the potential of every person with autism and a learning disability, believing wholeheartedly in their ability to thrive and lead the most fulfilling lives. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Manager for our home in Widnes.

The Role

Our Widnes service is a fully detached three-bed home located just 10 minutes from the town centre, surrounded by parks, green spaces and scenic walking routes. The home offers a calm, friendly environment where adults can relax, feel safe and enjoy a balance of routine and independence.

The individuals we support are active, outdoors-focused individuals who enjoy swimming, walking, hiking, including trips to Wales, shopping and getting involved in their community. Some also have additional health needs, such as epilepsy, so staff play an important role in providing consistent, bespoke support, promoting independence, and helping individuals stay engaged in the activities they love.

As the Registered Manager, you will have full management responsibility for the smooth running of this 3-bedroom home in Widnes. You will lead a team of care professionals, foster a strong safeguarding culture, and ensure our high standards are upheld every day.

Your focus will be on ensuring that we continue to enrich the lives of the people we support, helping them to thrive and get the most out of life.

Responsibilities

• Leading, developing and motivating a high-performing team
• Build trusting relationships
• Promote independence, choice and agency, encouraging the people we support to make their own decisions wherever possible
• Work closely with the home team, professionals and families of people you support to provide the best care and support
• Meet all governing body regulations and legislative requirements
• Delivery and monitoring of all service provisions with the home
• Complying with all company policies and procedures
• Promoting a strong safeguarding culture
• Operating within a defined budget and meeting all service standards and KPI's

To be successful in the role you will:

• Ideally be an experienced registered manager in a similar CQC regulated environment.
• It is essential that you have NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Have a passion for person-centred care
• Be able to demonstrate a track record of delivering high quality care, ideally with adults with autism and learning disabilities
• Have the ability to lead and develop a large team to support their career journeys to help them thrive and grow.
• Be flexible and manage your own hours to meet the needs of the business.
• Have resilience and tenacity to deal with challenging situations.
• A full driving licence is also essential

Salary & Benefits

• £43,442.54
• Healthcare cashback scheme (includes dental/optical/physiotherapy/ health and wellbeing support)
• Care Friends employee referral & reward scheme to earn up to an extra £2000
• Employee of the Month awards
• Free Meals on Shift
• Life Assurance Policy – 2x salary
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Holiday entitlement increasing with each year of service

Safeguarding Requirements

Bright Futures commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and our requirement for the successful applicant would be to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Satisfactory references are also required

Application Process
Ready to join Bright Futures? We invite interested candidates to apply.

Our recruitment process is designed to ensure alignment with our values and the behaviours required to be successful in this role. It will include:

• Values Based Interview – We'll explore how your personal values align with the Bright Futures' culture
• Competency Questions – You'll be asked to provide examples of your skills and experience in relation to the key behaviours and competencies of this role. xbpsjku

For more information on our interview process, click here: Interviewing

If you have a passion for care and would like more information about this role, we encourage you to contact us on or

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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