Sarah Kelly

Over this past 9.5years as assistant manager have had experience in the following:

• Ensuring that all work within the service is user-focused, co-produced, and upholds the principles the organisation
• I have overseen and contribute to the referral process, admission, and review procedures while working in partnership with the relevant statutory agencies, the people we support, their families, and others in co-producing and developing person-centered programs of care and support.
• Monitor and support individuals towards increased independence and contribute to the review of each person we support in partnership with them and the multi-disciplinary/agency teams.
• Deal with issues of concern or complaints sensitively and appropriately, following policy and procedure.
• Coordinate and contribute to the advertising of staff vacancies, selection, recruitment, and induction of new staff in partnership with Support Services.
• Provide effective, quality-driven leadership of all staff within the service through regular supervision, effective communication, management of workloads, assessment and verification of staff undergoing career development qualifications, and identification of development needs.
• Personally contribute towards a positive, cohesive, and therapeutic environment and deal appropriately with matters relating to disciplinary, grievance, untoward incidents, and complaints.
• i have developed good working relationships and actively promote community presence within the locality through positive representation of the Praxis Care brand.
• Ensure efficient and effective administration procedures and systems are in place to comply with Praxis Care policy and regulatory/legislative requirements, including rota planning and the storage and dispensing of medication.
• Ensure that all reporting procedures are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Complete annual reports on the evaluation of the service.
• Be fully involved in the preparation and control of the service budget as determined by senior management, ensuring the service budget and financial procedures are adhered to and that all monies are correctly accounted for.
• Maintain regular review and oversight of the service budget on a monthly basis.
• Maintain responsibility for the oversight of the people we support funds where appropriate.
• Complete Health & Safety monthly monitoring reports and work in partnership with landlords, contractors, and health and safety experts to ensure that all activities are carried out in a manner that is safe for everyone within the service and in accordance with regulatory/legislative requirements and Praxis Care policy.
• Ensure that all Health & Safety reports within the people we support homes are completed to ensure their safety.

- develop and implement support plans / risk assessments / key work in partnership with individuals we support

- manage risk and promote positive risk

- monitor / guide and support a team of support staff

- manage the day to day running of the service in the absence of the manager

- attend and chair team meetings

-communicate with the multi disciplinary team

- advocate on behalf of individuals we support

- promote and develop service user needs to improve their quality of life

-rota managment

-manage finances

-manage medications

-follow policy and procedures

- implement systems to ensure the smooth running of service.

-supervise staff - monthly supervisions.

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