Job summary
We are looking for a solutions-focused Agency Manager who will take prime responsibility for the management, engagement, and deployment of agency staff across the organisation. You will already have strong rostering /rota knowledge as well as having strong interpersonal skills all whilst working well under pressure.
Main duties of the job
The prime responsibility of the role is for the management, engagement, and deployment of agency staff across the organisation.
Additionally, you will act as the responsible person Duty Manager for overall site management working within the Duty rota. This would be upholding the title of major incident management coordinator and holding the duty site phone.
About us
Priors Court is a registered charity providing education and residential care for autistic young people with complex needs, aged 5-25. Set within a 50-acre site in Berkshire, we have extensive bespoke facilities to help the young people we support to be healthy, happy, more independent and have the opportunity to access the world of work.
We understand that the little things are actually the big things for an autistic young person, and we celebrate them as major milestones. A daily life skill gained or an anxiety conquered today is a stepping stone towards tomorrows work placement, or a shared special occasion with family.
Priors Court never stays still. We are ambitious for our young people and aspire to be a global leader for autistic young people with complex needs. We want to deliver outcomes for them beyond our imagination; to help transform the lives of even more autistic young people, and to develop practice improvements which we can share across the world.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Agency vetting and contract negotiation.
- Requesting of agency resource primary liaison with agency suppliers
- Agency staff management to include Induction, quarterly check-in meetings and performance management.
- Compliance of all agency staff Safeguarding, right to work, references and tracking in our Prior Insight system (maintain Agency Single Central Database).
- Regular monitoring of agency hours removing non-active staff and ensuring agency staff are not working excessive hours.
- Approval of agency invoices against timesheets.
- Supporting all/any Safeguarding or other investigations relating to Agency staff members in conjunction with the Safeguarding lead/and or HR.
- Maintaining Agency Training records and ensuring a high level of training compliance. Conduct monthly training checks and provide the relevant Executive team members with monthly reports.
- In collaboration with our Learning & Development team, support Agency staff to achieve theLevel 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
- Respond to all Ofsted/CQC and/or Local Authority requests for information (including inspections.)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Agency vetting and contract negotiation.
- Requesting of agency resource primary liaison with agency suppliers
- Agency staff management to include Induction, quarterly check-in meetings and performance management.
- Compliance of all agency staff Safeguarding, right to work, references and tracking in our Prior Insight system (maintain Agency Single Central Database).
- Regular monitoring of agency hours removing non-active staff and ensuring agency staff are not working excessive hours.
- Approval of agency invoices against timesheets.
- Supporting all/any Safeguarding or other investigations relating to Agency staff members in conjunction with the Safeguarding lead/and or HR.
- Maintaining Agency Training records and ensuring a high level of training compliance. Conduct monthly training checks and provide the relevant Executive team members with monthly reports.
- In collaboration with our Learning & Development team, support Agency staff to achieve theLevel 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare.
- Respond to all Ofsted/CQC and/or Local Authority requests for information (including inspections.)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working within a care environment at management level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an environment that is regulated by Ofsted
- and/or CQC.
- Understanding of safer recruitment practices and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Experience
Essential
- People Management
- Rostering/ Rota knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of or understanding of autism
- Compliance skills and mindset
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working within a care environment at management level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an environment that is regulated by Ofsted
- and/or CQC.
- Understanding of safer recruitment practices and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Experience
Essential
- People Management
- Rostering/ Rota knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of or understanding of autism
- Compliance skills and mindset
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
