Service Development & Assessment Manager
(Social Worker/Occupational Therapist/Speech-and-Language-Therapist/Nurse)
Salary: up to £37.000 per annum (depending on experience and qualification level)
Location: Camphill MK Communities, Milton Keynes
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Closing Date: 24th February 2020
Are you keen to work with adults with learning disabilities and autism? Are you looking to use your professional values, skills and experience holistically whilst working closely and hands-on with our residents and staff?
About us:
Camphill Milton Keynes Communities is a charity providing unique person centred support, based on a modern view of the Camphill movement, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum condition. We
support our service users in all aspects of their daily lives, and believe that each person should be valued for their contribution to the community.
About you:
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Speech-and-Language- Therapy or Nursing professional, or aligned healthcare professional with experience of working within one
or more of the following fields: adults with learning disabilities, autism or mental health, to take up a post in our community.
About the role:
This job offers the opportunity of utilising your assessment skills to assess present and prospective residents alongside the freedom to engage your professional principles and experience to help shape the future of our
community and positively impact on peoples lives. In an environment that is small enough to really know the people you work with and yet big enough to offer development opportunities and growth. There is scope to
develop management practice without losing touch with service users (the reason most of us start a career in health and social care).
Working in close liaison with our CEO and the registered manager, you will be part of the Strategic Management Team, sharing in the development of strategic plans and helping to develop new services or more effective ways of delivering current services. You will carry out relevant assessments and provide assistance, guidance and direction to colleagues and managers in the provision of support to our growing group of residents in line with our values and principles of care.
In return we offer:
A diverse and high quality working environment
The opportunity to work amongst a team of dedicated and supportive colleagues
Excellent professional and career development and training opportunities
Professional registration renewal fee paid
Work pension scheme
Paid DBS application
Free parking
A healthy life/work balance
To apply:
Please carefully read the ‘job description and person specification’ below, then complete the application form
below and send to: recruitment@camphillmk.co.uk
Supporting documents:
Download Job description & Person Specification
Download Application Form
Please Note that if we feel we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early. Interviews will take place shortly after applications have been received and shortlisted.
We are an equal opportunities employer. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and eligibility to work in the UK.
Our mission is to create a living and working community where people with learning disabilities and those who support them may reach their full potential in the spirit of lifelong learnin