Day Services Manager (Social Care)

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.IND - 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