Care Manager (Learning Disability) , L'Arche Highland

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £31,507.88 rising to £32,918.75 from year two

Reports to: Registered Manager

Place of work: L’Arche Highland Community

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Closing date: Monday, 2nd March at 9 am

Notes: This position is best suited for candidates already located in Inverness and the Highland area.

Main purpose of the role:

As a Care Manager (known internally as Locality Manager), you will be supported by a Depute Locality Leader to lead a team of assistants to provide excellent relational care and support, whilst building community in a high-quality environment.

Additionally, you will:

Plan and organise the safe delivery of all support and care for core members by the team of Support Workers providing the supported living and/or care at home service.
Provide day-to-day line management for Support Workers and a Deputy House Leader, and support and mentor them to take ownership and reach their potential. This will include undertaking regular team meetings, supervision, probation and appraisal meetings and also participation in recruitment short-listing, interviews and induction of new Support Workers.

Person Centred Support

You will:

Provide supportive and enabling leadership modelling best practice and in line with the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC Code of Practice.
Develop and maintain a positive culture to ensure that core members are empowered to make choices and take control over their lives, balancing the individual’s right to make choices and take reasonable risks, and their need to maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle.

Support of people with learning disabilities

You will:

Provide direct support to core members, where required.
Ensure core members’ needs, wishes and outcomes as described in their Support Plans are achieved through ensuring that high quality person-centred support is provided at all times, and that these plans are reviewed updated in accordance with policy and external standards.

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A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

To apply, please submit your CV and answer the questions from our online application form.

The closing date is: Monday, 2nd March at 9 am

Interviews are expected to take place during the week beginning the 9th March 2026.

We encourage you not to wait until the closing date to submit your application, as we may begin interviewing strong candidates before then.We also reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive enough suitable applications.

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