Beannachar is a Life-Sharing Community offering a therapeutic and supportive environment for young adults with additional support needs. As part of the worldwide Camphill Movement that has over 80 years' experience creating communities offering education, care and therapy to children and young people with additional support needs. Beannachar is one of six vibrant Camphill communities in and around Aberdeen, offering unique living and working opportunities for a fulfilling life.
With a distinctive staffing structure that promotes an inclusive ‘life sharing’ approach to supporting our students with additional support needs. There is an option for onsite accommodation for employed staff which is available from time to time. In addition, around 20 international volunteers join the community for up to a year life sharing alongside students in our residential houses. There is a strong sense of ‘community’ for everyone associated with Beannachar – students, staff and volunteers that makes it so special.
If you’re interested in working or volunteering for us, we would love to hear from you.
Role Summary
The Residential Care and Support Manager provides leadership and management in Beannachar by many means, including:
· Providing leadership to the residential care service staff.
· Holding the overall operational responsibilities for the care and support arrangements of our residential students.
· Working in partnership with the colleagues in the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in upholding our community ethos and values and sharing responsibility for our strategic direction.
· Providing direct line management to the House Coordinators in the residential houses (currently three houses housing 16 young adults).
· Ensuring compliance with the regulatory framework in which we operate (Care Inspectorate, Scottish Social Services Council).
Summary of Main Responsibilities:
Management and Quality of Residential Services
Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance
· Leads the House Coordinators’ Team in their task of maintaining Beannachar’s high standards of care and implementing strategic plans for care and support services.
· Responsible for meeting all regulatory requirements and ensuring compliance with the Care Inspectorate, SSSC’s Codes of Practice and Health and Social Care Standards.
· Ensures compliance with Beannachar’s care and support related Policies and Procedures, and the regular review and update of these with other members of the SLT, as required.
· Is responsible for monitoring safeguarding and ensuring that any incidents are managed and reported accordingly.
· Quality Assuring House Coordinators’ delivery of care and support including auditing of Infection Control and Prevention (IPC) requirements.
· Prepare management reports as required for the Board of Trustees.
· Ensures compliance with the Care Inspectorate.
· Contributes to and has oversight of residential service Health and Safety.
Providing Support & Team Leadership
· Supports and leads the House Coordinators in their roles maintaining and developing Beannachar’s distinctive residential care service.
· Ensures that the Camphill ethos is embedded in all operational aspects of community life.
· Works collaboratively and constructively with colleagues and teams at Beannachar and leads by example.
· Represents Beannachar’s aims and objectives, culture and ethos professionally and in a leadership capacity to stakeholders, both inside and out with Beannachar.
· Ensure effective communication between the House Coordinators and the Day Services.
· Supports and participates in cultural and social events at Beannachar.
· Advises and supports House Coordinators, staff and co-workers in residential houses to best meet the needs of students by advancing the goals set out in students’ Personal Support Plans.
Human Resource Management, Training and Development
· Provide regular House Coordinators’ support and supervision.
· Ensure safe staffing levels and that the support needs of students are resourced with the appropriate number of suitably skilled, experienced and qualified staff and co-workers.
· Ensure staffing rotas are in place for the residential houses, ensuring that any gaps are identified and covered in a timely manner.
· Ensure that care teams are trained for their roles and responsibilities and have access to appropriate learning and development opportunities.
· Keep abreast of best practice and emerging research to support people with learning disabilities.
· Promotes any beneficial training and ensures compliance with mandatory training framework.
Students Admissions, Referrals and Transitions
· Actively seek referrals, processes student admissions and arrange trial placements for potential residential students, ensuring that vacancies are filled within agreed time frames.
· Support any planned transitions of students.
· Ensure that the resident placement target occupancy levels (as agreed in the strategic plan and in line with care registration) are met.
· Promotes good quality liaison with students’ parents, families and carers, as appropriate.
· Ensure Annual and Internal Reviews of students (6-monthly basis) take place, ensuring that these are well prepared, communicated, and reports sent out in a timely manner.
· Foster strong collaborative working with external professionals such as social workers to ensure robust outcomes for residential students
Finance
· Oversight and scrutiny of household budgets ensuring the efficient use of resources.
· Contribute to the annual budget planning.
· Carries out care and support assessments to establish that fees, support contracts and staffing cover are contract compliant and adequately financed by the Local Authorities.
Other:
· To supervise house coordinators.
· To ensure that our international one-year placement volunteers are supported within the residential houses and undertake the necessary training for their role
· To facilitate the House Coordinators (HCs) meetings (weekly).
· To be a key participant of the Senior Leadership Team meetings (weekly).
· To visit each house once per month as a minimum. Different times (getting up/breakfast lunch, evenings) should be chosen so that a range of activities can be observed, and different staff met with.
· To ensure that individual or group supervision records are kept in the houses and are up to date.
· To ensure that medication records are demonstrating best practice.
· To analyse incident/accident report forms and ensure that a narrative is provided in a monthly frequency to HC meetings and to the LMT.
· To attend a random sample of residential reviews per year for which you are not directly involved.
· Health and Safety – contributes to compliance, liaise with Health and Safety Officer and facilities and maintenance team as required.
· Perform any other reasonable tasks, duties and responsibilities which may be required from time to time to fulfil the role of Residential Service Manager and meet the aims and objectives of Beannachar Camphill Community.
Reporting line:
The Residential Service Manager
· Reports to the Community Director
· Direct Reports - House Coordinators (in the absence of a House Coordinator, provides support to Assistant House Coordinators)
Job Specifications:
· 40 hours per week flexible working (typically 9-5pm) not including share of on-call arrangements
· 32 days annual leave entitlement(inclusive of any public holidays)
· Gross annual salary of £36,000
· 6% employer pension contribution
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form and email to recruitment@beannachar.org.
We are looking for a part time cook to prepare a home cooked mid-day meal, and supper for approx. 12 people using locally sourced fresh produce. To have responsibility for the day to day running of the kitchen and the delivery of quality meals to the residents and staff
16 hours per week (Thursday and Friday)
Salary £9160.32 (£176.16 per week)
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form and email to recruitment@beannachar.org..
Lead Practitioners are integral to a well-performing team. They will lead shifts and will do so, ensuring that all the quality standards and values associated with the house are met by the team members that are on duty with them.
This is a key role as it provides the opportunity to work directly with students and to provide on the job coaching for staff at the same time. Lead Practitioners are expected to be role models for other members of the team, in providing best quality care practice. Lead Practitioners will also contribute to the student’s Personal Support Plans and the Performance Management of the staff team.
40 hours per week
Salary £23,940.80 (£460.40 per week)
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form and email to recruitment@beannachar.org.
Support workers work directly with people with special needs; providing personal care and developmental support, as needed, by each individual student both in the houses and sometimes in the workshops. The support worker actively promotes the rights of our students as individuals; helps them to achieve their potential by strengthening areas where they can develop; and assists in creating a safe and homely environment.
40 hours per week
Salary £22,900.80 (£440.40 per week)
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form and email to recruitment@beannachar.org.
We are also looking for Bank/Relief Support Workers.
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form and email to recruitment@beannachar.org.
£11.01/hour
We are also looking for Bank Wakinh Night Support Workers.
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application form and email to recruitment@beannachar.org.
£11.01/hour
(Social Work) University student placements at Beannachar
Beannachar supports the work experience needs of university students by providing practical placements which contribute to their personal and professional development. Beannachar can offer a unique practice placement (practical university semesters) and is looking for university students who are enthusiastic, resourceful, and responsible learner/ practictioners. Many students have successfully completed practical placements at Beannachar, and we welcome UK and International students from a range of disciplines. These placements are as per the Voluntary Co-worker placements, and applications are handled accordingly.
For more information, please contact hazel.macklin@beannachar.org