Team Leader

Team leader

Location: Colchester

Salary: £13.05 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week

Are you the candidate the organisation are looking for? They are recruiting for a Team Leader. 

They are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce. 

They believe that the people they support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by their core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that they do. 

Their disability services across adult care, children’s care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, they are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well. 

The Role

As a Team Leader it will be your duty to oversee the day to day running of the service. This will include supporting the staff team and the people supported. 

They are looking for candidates who have obtained a NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or are willing to work towards this qualification.  

There will be a requirement to cover sleep in sessions. You will be paid an additional £60 per sleep in.  

As a Team Leader you will be required to be part of the On Call rota for the service. You will be paid an additional £10 per session. 

The organisation is a high-dependency, residential care home providing 24-hour nursing and personal care for adults with disabilities, most of whom are younger.

People at the organisation have a wide range of individual choice, enabled by active support from staff. The service takes a person-centred, flexible approach. They know that everyone’s needs and aspirations are different – that all sorts of things add up to a flourishing life.

Benefits

• Welcome bonus of £500 on completion of 12 months of employment (terms apply) 
• Happy Birthday to you! As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement. 
• Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.  
• They want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.  
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.  
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years. 
• Pension Scheme. 
• Access to their employee assistance program. 

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to complete your application.