Peripatetic Manager

Job Description

Registered Manager

Peripatetic - travel required to locations around Scotland

Up to £49,500 plus overtime

Hours : Full Time, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm – flexibility expected

The Greenleaf Team

We’re looking for people to join our team that share our beliefs. We believe in a holistic approach : that even the smallest detail can mean a world of difference to a vulnerable young person. We want team members who never give up on our young people, who are compassionate and who believe that our young people deserve the best we can give them.

We specialise in solo placements for young people in care up to the age of 21 and adopt a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach to care. In our work, we uphold Greenleaf’s values of Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, and Respect.

If it’s your ambition to create a future filled with hope and optimism for our young people, we would love to hear from you.

Visit our website for more info : greenleafhouse.co.uk

Role Overview

You will provide support to managers and teams across our services, therefore frequent travel will be required. You will guide the team in their implementation to achieve better quality of care and life for our young people. And you will be responsible for appropriate outcome measures, record-keeping and data analysis.

Our vision is for every young person who lives with us to experience a safe, happy and nurturing present and a future that is filled with hope and optimism. You will contribute to this by leading, managing and supporting practitioners to demonstrate achievement of performance and activity targets, embedding a culture of mindful and continuous improvement, ensuring any people and performance matters are speedily dealt with and that practice and culture is continuously reviewed and challenged.

We look after children and young people from a variety of backgrounds, who have experienced trauma or adverse life experiences and need specialist therapeutic support in a small residential setting. We offer solo placements with a core care team to provide consistent, trauma-informed, therapeutic care to the young people in our homes.

To succeed in this role, you will be compassionate, patient, nurturing, and therapeutic in your approach to care.

To be successful in the role, you will provide leadership and management to practitioners and seniors, demonstrating and supporting the culture and vision of Greenleaf. You will build strong relationships with statutory bodies such as the Care Inspectorate, and you will nurture relationships with the local community : groups, businesses, education establishments, etc.

Greenleaf Benefits

With greater expectations come greater rewards. If you’re selected to become part of the Greenleaf family, you’ll not only enjoy a salary that’s higher that the sector average, but you’ll also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including :

• 33 days holiday entitlement
• Additional annual leave with length of service, starting at 2 years’ service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with a 24 / 7 wellbeing line and free counselling
• Health Cash Plan, which includes dental and optical cover, physio therapies, and a 24 / 7 GP helpline.
• Greenleaf For You platform which offers a range of savings including discounts, offers, and money back on vouchers
• Pension scheme with Nest Pensions

The ideal candidate will :

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Residential Department :

Young People :

Staffing

Recording and Reporting :

Managers will be part of an on call system where they offer on call support to their home when required Monday – Thursday. Managers will also be involved in a rotational on call system to cover weekends Friday – Sunday with fellow members of the senior staff team within their home or geographical areas.

Managers will be expected to work 40 hours per week to meet the needs of the service, normal working hours will be between 9am and 5pm. Managers will remain flexible to the service to offer support and assistance when required this may include evenings, nights, weekends and sleepovers.

The nature of residential work is varied and, in many instances, unpredictable. All Managers are therefore expected to work in a flexible way and tasks that have not been covered in the job description have to be undertaken.

The Company reserves the right to vary duties and responsibilities at any time.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must :

Benefits

Greenleaf offers a comprehensive wellbeing package, including EAP with a 24 / 7 wellbeing line and free counselling sessions, a health cash plan, with dental and optical cover, physio therapies, and a 24 / 7 GP helpline, and a Greenleaf For You platform, which gives you access to a wide range of discounts and savings.

You will also have access to a wide range of development opportunities. At Greenleaf we believe in progression, we look after our staff so that they can focus on caring for our young people.