Service Manager

Job Title:  Service Manager
Location:  Hammersmith & Fulham
Area: Southwest London Social Services
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing.                    
Job details:  Service Manager required for 12 weeks for Special Project. Adults Complex Autism Team

• To lead and effectively manage the Adult Complex Autism Service (A CAT), our inhouse day opportunities service for young people transitioning from education.
• To grow and develop the pilot A CAT and in doing so move from current colocated site at Ashchurch Day Opportunities to a new building which will accommodate up to 20 adults and as many staff (Independent Living Workers)
• To ensure that policies, procedures and protocols are in place to inform the safe and efficient delivery of the Adult Complex Autism Service, both building based and in the community.
• To lead and coproduce the development of the service with young people, families and other key stakeholders.
• To be responsible for the management of a delegated budget and ensure accurate systems of financial control are maintained and regularly reported.
• To promote service delivery focused on the needs of the young adults with complex autism, including individual choice, dignity, respect, equal access and quality standards at all times.
• To engage in the wider development of services for adults with autism in Hammersmith & Fulham and engage positively with council colleagues, and stakeholders including residents, parents and carers, and external partners.
• To ensure the service is truly person centred and genuinely engages directly with the young adults, their families and friends around their rights, needs, and what they want to achieve.
• To promote the rights, responsibilities and diversity of residents, carers, and staff. Achieve best outcomes for residents with the resources available.
• To ensure that residents’ welfare is paramount, that protocols are always adhered to (including safeguarding, risk assessments and health and safety).
• To ensure the service complies with standards, implements new guidance and legislation, and operates an ethos of continuous improvement

Code: U. HAF-005170. 012008.B12584