Advertised by Orchard Residential Care
About this role
About the Role
Orchard Community Care is recruiting a Day Services Manager to lead our current services, supporting adults with intellectual disability and autism. The service delivers a structured, programme-based day service with accredited learning, individualised plans and measurable outcomes. Working Monday to Friday you will have a background in Day Services or Special Education and will lead the teams to deliver the programme, support Team Leads / Programme Facilitators in building and delivering individual person centred programmes, and ensure the service is delivered in line with HSE New Directions. Key responsibilities
- Manage and lead the teams across our current centres to deliver a structured day programme, using TEACCH structured teaching, ASDAN accredited learning and Total Communication ( or similar accredited an structured frameworks.
- Support Team Leads / Programme Facilitators in building and delivering individual programmes for each person, with clear goals reviewed regularly and evidenced through outcome measures, in line with HSE New Directions.
- Train and coach staff in programme delivery, identifying training needs and building skills across the teams.
- Line manage and supervise Team Leads / Programme Facilitators and, through them, the Social Care Workers, including competency sign-off and performance development.
- Lead the teams in applying Positive Behaviour Support and the Low Arousal Approach, working with behaviour, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy colleagues.
- Manage the day services budget and resources.
- Maintain compliance with HSE New Directions and HIQA standards, including safeguarding, incident management, risk management and audit.
- Build relationships with families, HSE disability services, community partners and local education and training providers.
Essential Criteria
- Experience working in adult day services or special education teaching, supporting people with intellectual disability and/or autism.
- The ability to design and deliver individual programmes, and to guide and train others to do so.
- A Level 8 degree in education (SEN), psychology, behaviour analysis, occupational therapy, social care or a related discipline.
- At least 3 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
- Working knowledge of HSE New Directions and its application in day services, along with person-centred planning and adult safeguarding.
- Training in Positive Behaviour Support.
- Full clean driving licence and access to a car.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience delivering ASDAN or a similar accredited, programme-based curriculum in a day service.
- Experience facilitating using a structured framework like TEACCH.
- Specialist postgraduate training in autism, special education, behaviour analysis or Positive Behaviour Support.
- Professional registration with CORU, the Teaching Council or a relevant professional body.
- Experience of budget management and service development.
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Benefits to working with Company
- Competitive salary and incremental pay scale
- Supernumerary role
- Attracts allowance and bonus option
- Income protection scheme
- Company Pension
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increases with service)
- Orchard Values Champion Awards
- Paid training on commencement
- Enhanced Maternity Allowance
- Higher Education Bursary
- Dedicated team and access to a knowledgeable Multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent staffing ratio’s
- EAP Scheme
- Excellent training opportunities and clear focus on career progression
- Bike to Work Scheme
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