Care Administrator

**Our company has an exciting opportunity for a Remote Care Manager.**

As a remote care manager, you'll be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations within the care setting, including recruiting and managing staff, managing budgets, and ensuring that the quality of the services provided meets national care standards.

Care homes are becoming more specialised services, especially for people living with dementia or those at the end of life, and you'll be responsible for providing care workers, Nurses, and support workers to care homes and the NHS all year, round-the-clock care.

The best care managers ensure that their services are clearly visible as a local resource integrated into the community.

**Responsibilities**:
As a care manager, you'll be responsible for meeting national minimum standards of care issued by relevant bodies. These include:

- Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- the independent regulator of health and social care in England
- Care Inspectorate Wales
- the independent regulator of social care and childcare in Wales
- Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
- the national regulator for care services in Scotland
- The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA)
- the independent body responsible for monitoring and inspecting the health and social care services in Northern Ireland.

**Key skills**
- Discretion and trustworthiness
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
- Ensuring the level of care meets and exceeds the national care standards
- Ensure the delivery of quality, person-centered care
- Manage budgets and the financial effectiveness of the setting
- Recruit, train and supervise staff
- Chair meetings and deliver training
- Take on a visible leadership role
- Maintain quality standards and ensure health and safety compliance
- Liaise with and maintain partnerships with other local community organisations
- Ensure any regulatory activity, such as personal care and administering medicines, is delivered within regulations
- Provide information, advice, and support to residents' families
- Organise activities for residents and actively promote their independence.

There are also opportunities to manage both temporary and permanent staffing solutions for residential establishments for children, young people, Adults, and the Elderly. In this instance you'll need to:

- Safeguard and promote the welfare of the children
- Ensure the quality of care provided is consistent with current legislation
- Liaise with local authorities as well as health and other professionals working with the children
- Manage child protection concerns and complaints
- Contribute to care planning, statutory case reviews, and case conferences
- Support children's emotional and behavioral needs
- Lead homes through Ofsted inspections
- Assess new referrals and carry out inductions.

For children and young people, national minimum standards are issued by the Department for Education.

**Requirements**:

- NVQ Level 4 or 5in Health and Social Care
- Leadership and Management Qualifications advantageous.

**Hardware Requirements**
- Own computer or laptop.
- ADSL/FIBRE internet line.
- Headphones for use with our VOIP phone system
- Anti-virus installed
- Loadshedding backup - UPS, inverter, Wifi-dongle.

Working hours: Monday to Friday (09:00 - 18:00 UK Time)

**Salary**: R18 000.00

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R18,000.00 per month

**Experience**:

- Recruitment: 2 years (required)
- HR: 2 years (required)