Job title: Enrichment Manager (Day Services)
Location: Mirfield
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Salary: up to £29,650pa

Hollybank Trust is a specialist social care and education provider based Mirfield in West Yorkshire providing a range of care and support services for children, young people, and adults with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and complex needs.

In addition to our 10 residential services we also have a dedicated enrichment programme which includes the ELMS day centre and the Bradbury Therapy Centre comprising of our Hydrotherapy Pool, Spa Pool, and Rebound Therapy facility and our school rated as outstanding by Ofsted.

We are looking to appoint an experienced and dynamic Manager to provide leadership for our vibrant ELMS Day Service.

At Hollybank we like to challenge perceptions and create opportunities for independence, engagement and fulfilment. Whether we’re sailing, skiing, making music or painting - we are a passionate, driven and creative team working in a variety of environments to facilitate community involvement and socialisation.

The Enrichment Manager will hold responsibility for the day to day operation of our ELMS day service a specialised day service for young people and adults living with Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities. ELMS provides a person centred service to people from the local community as well as our own residential services making the Enrichment department a large and lively hub of social activity.

The successful person will lead our skilled and talented enrichment team working on our main site in Mirfield and supporting our satellite services in Holmfirth, Barnsley and South Kirkby. Previous experience of managing a day service for people with PMLD and complex physical disabilities is essential. Whilst not directly responsible for the Bradbury Centre this is a collaborative working partnership with our excellent in house therapy team.

Key aspects of this role:

• To develop a holistic and person centred day service for residential and community service users in a variety of environments, creating opportunities for engagement and independence.
• To ensure the smooth day to day operation of all aspects of the ELMS service including health and safety, customer care, and staff support.
• To effectively lead and provide supervision to an integrated staff team.
• To lead on business development and placements of adults into the enrichment service, ensuring high quality support, care and opportunities for a range of young people and adults with varying disabilities and needs.
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and alongside internal and external professionals to develop enrichment provision.

As an employer we are proud to offer:

• A competitive salary, excellent terms & conditions and generous pension scheme.
• A forward thinking and progressive way of working.
• A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.
• Comprehensive Training & Development opportunities.
• Excellent benefits and annual leave entitlement.

To find out more, please contact Jodie Barnard on 01924 490833 ext. 497 or j.barnard@hollybanktrust.com. Please ensure to submit a covering letter with your CV, which must include your full work history.

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if enough suitable applications are received.

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and full reference checks for the minimum of 7 years. Candidates will be asked to pay for their Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be reimbursed following successful completion of a 6 month probation period.

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Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.