Director of Care Application Pack Director of Care Salary: Circa £50K Per Annum Dependent on Experience

Director of Care Application Pack Director of Care Salary: Circa £50k per annum dependent on experience

The Seckford Foundation is one of Suffolk’s oldest charities, established in 1587 by Thomas Seckford. Now, in the 21st century the Foundation is a registered charity. It incorporates Woodbridge School, Seckford Education Trust, and Seckford Care, which is an award winning, CQC Outstanding care home based in our beautiful grade 2* listed building at the heart of Woodbridge, very sheltered flats for those who wish to live independently, residential care in Jubilee House, and a day club for those who live in the community.

We are now looking to appoint a new Director of Care to continue, via exceptional leadership and management, the fantastic work we do every day.

This pivotal role sits on the Executive Committee, and holds overall responsibility for all aspects of management, development, administration, finances and compliance to achieve excellence in the provision of services to older people, in line with both Residential and Domiciliary Regulatory standards, and the Foundation’s ethos.

The successful applicant will be an associate professional, or hold a degree level qualification in health and social care related subjects, such as a registered nurse, social worker or, for example, hold an MA in Public Health or Institute of Healthcare Management. As an experienced leader and manager, you will have a successful track record in running a sizeable team, ideally with experience of leading through change. You will also be able to demonstrate experience of running an organisation compliant with strict regulatory standards. Above all, you will have the highest standards of honesty and integrity, to ensure the best care for our residents, and the conviction to challenge and expect this of others.

Now, more than ever, if you are passionate about making a positive difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

Further information about Seckford Care and the services we provide can be found at: https://www.seckfordcare.org.uk/

To find out more about this role, and to download application details, please visit: https://www.seckford-foundation.org.uk/vacancies/

Please return your completed application form by email to [email protected]

Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 29 July 2020 Interviews: first stage – Wednesday 5 August 2020 / second stage – Friday 7 August 2020.

The Seckford Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Seckford Foundation a foundation for life

The Seckford Foundation

The Seckford Foundation is one of Suffolk’s oldest charities. Established in 1587 by Thomas Seckford, it has supported the young and older people since the time of Queen Elizabeth I. benefiting from his endowment of land and buildings.

The modest Tudor Charity blossomed, becoming a complex Foundation. Now in the 21st century the Foundation is a registered charity. It incorporates Woodbridge School, Seckford Education Trust and Seckford Care which provides very sheltered flats for those who wish to live independently, residential care in Jubilee House, and a day club for those who live in the community.

The Endowment income enables the Foundation to offer scholarships and bursaries for pupils at Woodbridge School, to support the cost of Seckford Care and Jubilee House accommodation, providing support for the people living here, and to use our services to make much needed grants to those under 25 or over 50. We currently discharge our charitable objectives in the following ways:

• The provision of an Extra Care scheme at the Almshouses, our residential care home and our day club; • The provision of education through Woodbridge School, providing excellent education for 4 to 18 year olds; • The provision of grants to under 25 and over 50 year olds.

To achieve this, fees are charged for accommodation, care and education. Income from our investment supports our grant-making programme.

We also govern the Seckford Education Trust, which was established in 2012 in response to community requests, and have opened three secondary schools: SET Beccles School, SET Saxmundham School and SET Ixworth School, and in July 2019 we welcomed two Felixstowe based primary schools: SET Maidstone Infant School and SET Causton Junior School. The Role

Job Title: Director of Care Department: Seckford Care Hours: Full Time Salary: Circa £50k Accountable to: The Chair of the Care Committee

Job Purpose The Director of Care holds overall responsibility for all aspects of management, development, administration, finances and compliance to achieve excellence in the provision of services to older people, in line with both Residential and Domiciliary Regulatory standards and the Foundation’s ethos. This includes current services provided through our sheltered, extra care and residential accommodation, as well as through our day care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, management and development to the Deputy Head of Care, the Registered Manager and Team Leaders ensuring they provide high standards of care and compliance to meet the residents / clients material needs;

• Provide support in the taking of decisions in matters which affect their lifestyle, including emotional, spiritual, physical, medical and end of life preparation;

• Develop, implement and ensure compliance with robust policies, training, procedures and practices, ensuring the health, welfare and care of the residents and clients, as well as the fair, equitable and positive management of our employees in line with legislation;

• Take accountability for the day to day management of all services provided by Seckford Care by supporting and leading your team in adhering to the letter and spirit of all policies and practices to consistently deliver the highest standards of care to the residents and clients;

• Work with the Seckford Care Team to ensure appropriate resourcing plans are in place and managed to ensure the required level of cover is in place at all times, and that there is a management presence, including occasional but regular attendance on late and weekend shifts to monitor and reinforce standards;

• Personally monitor policy and practice, through audit and scrutiny, ensuring the emotional, physical, medical and material needs of the residents and clients are recognised, assessed and provided for;

• Take responsibility for the financial performance of all services provided by Seckford Care including monitoring performance, creating forecasts and budgets, and business cases for investment; The Role The Role (Cont.)

• Negotiate funding contracts for the provision of services for older people, and monitor compliance with any funding contracts;

• Develop strong working relationships and effective lines of communication both internally and externally to continue to promote the reputation and profile of Seckford Care. Liaise effectively with external agencies, work collaboratively with colleagues in the Foundation, and contribute to the development of Foundation policy by assuming an advisory role to the Care Committee;

• Fulfil the responsibilities as the registered manager for domiciliary care registration, and support the Registered Manager for Jubilee House to do the same;

• Work collaboratively with the management team and HR to ensure appropriate recruitment, onboarding, managing conduct and performance, and succession planning is in place;

• Lead, support and empower your Care Team to operate in alignment with the Foundation’s values;

• Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, best practice and clinical guidance, informing relevant parties and introducing appropriate changes to policies and procedures, ensuring their effective communication and implementation. Where appropriate, represent the Foundation at external events including meetings, conferences etc.;

• Act as an advocate for older people, especially those within our care. Host internal and external events and build excellent relationships with all who use our services;

• Research and develop new initiatives or expansion to our care services in line with direction from the Care Committee;

• Work in partnership with people who use residential services, their carers, social care staff, managers and other key stakeholders as appropriate, ensuring consistency of approach and compliance with regional and national policy relating to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act. The

The Role (Cont)

General Responsibilities

Health and safety You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to Seckford Foundation’s Health and Safety Policy.

Child Protection/vulnerable adults statement The Seckford Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be expected to support this approach in the context of your role and to adhere to and ensure compliance with our policy at all times. If in the course of carrying out your duties you become aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of vulnerable adults or children you must report any concerns to the appropriate Safeguarding Lead.

Brand values Ensure your work, communication and approach conforms to the brand values and house style of the Seckford Foundation.

Keep up to date, and comply with the Foundation’s Rules, Policies and Procedures at all times. The

The Role (Cont) The Person

• Associate professional, or a degree level qualification in health and social care related subjects (i.e. registered nurse, social worker, or an MA in Public Health or Institute of Healthcare Management); • Experienced leader or manager, with a successful track record in Qualifications and running a sizeable team; Experience • Experience of leading through change; • Experience of successfully running an organisation compliant with strict regulatory standards; • Experience of managing large complex budgets with different income streams.

• Knowledge of care service issues, including the legislative framework and clinical governance; together with an understanding of the wide range of issues affecting older people; • Strong communication skills, written and verbal; ability to assimilate written instructions and translate into policies and procedures to ensure required standards achieved; • Excellent management and leadership skills; able to provide leadership, direction and development to staff across the whole Skills and Knowledge organisation through established management practices; • Excellent organisational skills; able to put in place robust policies and practices and measures to monitor and measure adherence; • Strong judgment and analytical skills; able to asses and identify appropriate action and put plans in place to achieve, whether individual issues or organisation wide; • A strategic thinker with good commercial acumen and strong numeracy skills.

• Highest standards of honesty and integrity with a genuine desire to ensure the best standards of care for older people, with the conviction to challenge and expect this of others, including external agencies; • Naturally people focused, with the ability to effectively build honest Attributes relationships with a diverse range of people; • Approachable, handling management and employee matters with genuine care; • Collaborative in approach, and a reliable member of the Executive Team; • Innovative, open and transparent and in communications.

• Evidence of a commitment to promoting the health, welfare and Safeguarding safeguarding of vulnerable adults and / or children. Information For Applicants

The following notes are for guidance regarding the process if you wish to apply. Please carefully read the job description, person specification and accompanying explanatory notes before applying as this may have implications for the acceptance of your application.

Applications must be via an application form; a CV can be provided only as a supplement. To submit an application, please email it to: [email protected]

You will receive a response to your application once shortlisting has been completed.

If you have any questions regarding the application process please telephone 01394 615167.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Seckford Foundation Registered charity No. 1110964 A limited company in England No. 5522615 Registered office: Marryott House, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ Seckford Foundation a foundation for life