Your new company
Hays Business Support are recruiting for a full time Senior Refuge Practitioner to work for a Leicester based charity. This role is a temp to perm position to start ASAP. This is a full-time position, working 37 hours per week, Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 9am-4.30pm with the occasional evening and weekend work.

Your new role
This role will require you to coordinate support services and a programme of activities in the city refuges and manage a team providing specialist housing advice and provide enhanced security measures as part of a wider package of care and support.

Other responsibilities will include:

• To be responsible for employee day-to-day supervision and professional development of staff, including the completion of supervision, case management supervision and appraisals
• To assist with recruitment and selection across the organisation
• To organise staff rotas to ensure the continuation of services, including periods of staff leave and/or absence.
• To ensure monitoring is up-to-date and submitted in line with funder requirements.
• To keep clear, accurate records and maintain confidential files on clients and their children in the refuge and dispersed accommodation
• To assist the senior management team in the collection of statistical and financial information for monitoring, auditing and quality assurance purposes.
• To support the administrative systems, and use them effectively, in providing high-quality services across the organisation
• To keep up to date with policy and practice in your area of work and undertake staff development and training relevant to the post.
• To facilitate and chair team meetings.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed, you must have experience working for a charity/non-profit organisation. You must have experience of supervising and supporting staff and volunteers as well as working with vulnerable adults and children. Strong administrative and communication skills are essential. A full driving licence is required for this role.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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