Area Manager (Peripatetic ) required for 35 hours per week in Lancashire - Driver Essential
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £49,278 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Lancashire, North West England |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Alternative Futures Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ID:1008 |
Summary
A Peripatetic Area Manager will enable us to be prepared for every contingency and support with delivering new support packages in line with our growth strategy.
Job Purpose
To deliver great outcomes for the people we support, the contribution of our staff should be focused on delivering high quality care and support interventions to improve independence, choice and control, enabling people to recover from ill health and promote well-being.
Area Managers line manage Team Leaders to ensure the delivery of this frontline support along a local pathway through effective supervision, guidance and monitoring of key performance indicators.
Building capacity to co-ordinate this activity within the defined pathway will enable resources and interventions to be appropriately deployed to deliver the required outcomes within agreed budgets.
Key Objectives of this role are:
Managing, co-ordinating and facilitating the first level line management function within a community-based setting to deliver effective, high-quality support for individuals with complex needs including learning disability and mental health.
Being a CQC Registered Manager for the delivery of all regulated activity (personal care) within the registered location to ensure compliance with Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and all other relevant legislation. The Registered Manager role may be organised so that there are 2 Registered Managers in each location. Each Registered Manager will share full responsibility for all regulatory compliance in that location. All Registered Manager roles will be full time.
Completing quality assurance audits locally to monitor and report on the quality of care enabling the delivery of great outcomes.
Supporting senior managers through operational, financial performance and quality assurance reporting to improve efficiency and the delivery of excellent outcomes which increase independence, choice and decision making for service users.
Occasionally providing direct care and support in service though manager step-down or on-call requirements.
Participating in the organisations on-call rota to support ‘out of hours’ management, decision making and management of significant events.
Key Result Areas
Leadership
Leadership and delivery of AFG business requirements, charitable aims and purpose within a defined area.
Leadership of the local Operations Team and overseeing all operational matters affecting frontline care services. Acting as key liaison and escalation point for any complaints or disputes involving service users, families, carers, commissioners, regulators or partners.
Acting as a Leader and Ambassador for the organisation, it’s purpose and its people at all times. Being a positive and active part of the local Leadership Team and supporting the Heads of Operations on key organisational initiatives and assignments.
Assisting with the development and production of the local business plan; ensuring alignment with and delivery against the strategic objectives of the organisation and agreed performance standards.
Demonstrating a high level of expertise and understanding of operational services and effectively contributing to the overall strategic development of the organisation as a member of the local Leadership Team.
To lead and direct staff across geographical areas and be responsible and accountable for the quality, compliance and performance of service provision.
Financial Management & Performance
Work within the defined process and limits of AFGs Scheme of Reservation and Delegation (SORD).
Budget planning for area with Head of Operations and associated finance colleagues.
Managing and delivering within agreed targets the operational budget/P&L and annual business plan.
Cost-effective deployment, management and utilization of resources and non-pay spend within the locality to agreed cost models, budgets, commissioner contract terms and conditions.
Supporting Head of Operations to ensure local workforce requirements are aligned, deployed effectively and efficiently in line with commissioner contract requirements.
Implementing and management of the operating model and service model for a defined area and set of contracts and services.
Helping to implement local performance management arrangements to ensure delivery of performance in accordance with organisational performance framework.
Collaborating with appropriate colleagues to identify local targets and objectives that are realistic and underpin the management of performance as outlined in accordance with the organisational performance framework; helping to deliver these targets and measure progress against these.
Essential Qualifications and Training required for this role:
NVQ Level 4 qualification in management or care (or equivalent) and a commitment to complete a Level 5 qualification within an agreed time period.
Training in Person centred practices (planning, review, team development)
This role requires a driver with the use of a vehicle for work purposes for travel within our geographical areas of operation (Lancashire).
This role is Band II as per our structure
Job Purpose
To deliver great outcomes for the people we support, the contribution of our staff should be focused on delivering high quality care and support interventions to improve independence, choice and control, enabling people to recover from ill health and promote well-being.
Area Managers line manage Team Leaders to ensure the delivery of this frontline support along a local pathway through effective supervision, guidance and monitoring of key performance indicators.
Building capacity to co-ordinate this activity within the defined pathway will enable resources and interventions to be appropriately deployed to deliver the required outcomes within agreed budgets.
Key Objectives of this role are:
Managing, co-ordinating and facilitating the first level line management function within a community-based setting to deliver effective, high-quality support for individuals with complex needs including learning disability and mental health.
Being a CQC Registered Manager for the delivery of all regulated activity (personal care) within the registered location to ensure compliance with Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and all other relevant legislation. The Registered Manager role may be organised so that there are 2 Registered Managers in each location. Each Registered Manager will share full responsibility for all regulatory compliance in that location. All Registered Manager roles will be full time.
Completing quality assurance audits locally to monitor and report on the quality of care enabling the delivery of great outcomes.
Supporting senior managers through operational, financial performance and quality assurance reporting to improve efficiency and the delivery of excellent outcomes which increase independence, choice and decision making for service users.
Occasionally providing direct care and support in service though manager step-down or on-call requirements.
Participating in the organisations on-call rota to support ‘out of hours’ management, decision making and management of significant events.
Key Result Areas
Leadership
Leadership and delivery of AFG business requirements, charitable aims and purpose within a defined area.
Leadership of the local Operations Team and overseeing all operational matters affecting frontline care services. Acting as key liaison and escalation point for any complaints or disputes involving service users, families, carers, commissioners, regulators or partners.
Acting as a Leader and Ambassador for the organisation, it’s purpose and its people at all times. Being a positive and active part of the local Leadership Team and supporting the Heads of Operations on key organisational initiatives and assignments.
Assisting with the development and production of the local business plan; ensuring alignment with and delivery against the strategic objectives of the organisation and agreed performance standards.
Demonstrating a high level of expertise and understanding of operational services and effectively contributing to the overall strategic development of the organisation as a member of the local Leadership Team.
To lead and direct staff across geographical areas and be responsible and accountable for the quality, compliance and performance of service provision.
Financial Management & Performance
Work within the defined process and limits of AFGs Scheme of Reservation and Delegation (SORD).
Budget planning for area with Head of Operations and associated finance colleagues.
Managing and delivering within agreed targets the operational budget/P&L and annual business plan.
Cost-effective deployment, management and utilization of resources and non-pay spend within the locality to agreed cost models, budgets, commissioner contract terms and conditions.
Supporting Head of Operations to ensure local workforce requirements are aligned, deployed effectively and efficiently in line with commissioner contract requirements.
Implementing and management of the operating model and service model for a defined area and set of contracts and services.
Helping to implement local performance management arrangements to ensure delivery of performance in accordance with organisational performance framework.
Collaborating with appropriate colleagues to identify local targets and objectives that are realistic and underpin the management of performance as outlined in accordance with the organisational performance framework; helping to deliver these targets and measure progress against these.
Essential Qualifications and Training required for this role:
NVQ Level 4 qualification in management or care (or equivalent) and a commitment to complete a Level 5 qualification within an agreed time period.
Training in Person centred practices (planning, review, team development)
This role requires a driver with the use of a vehicle for work purposes for travel within our geographical areas of operation (Lancashire).
This role is Band II as per our structure
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