Team Leader - Supported Living

Are you an experienced Care Team Leader or Senior Support Worker who is passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities? Do you want to work for a company that support their staff well with competitive salaries, industry-leading benefits, great benefits, the chance to build a career and a supportive working environment? If so, this is the perfect opportunity for you…

We’re recruiting for a Team Leader who will plan and organise the delivery of support and care to people living in a Supported Living Service in East Anglia.

The Benefits

• Salary of £27,976 (£13.45 per hour, 40 hours per week)
• Circa £4000 - £4500 paid on-top. Sleep-in’s paid at £60. On-call £10 per weekday evening, £20 per Sat/Sun
• 25 days leave plus the bank holiday plus an increase of 3 days after 5 years
• £500 Golden hello scheme for successfully completing probation (terms apply)
• Gift Voucher rewards for every member of staff when the service is rated good or Outstanding by CQC
• Auto-enrolment Pension scheme
• Occupational sick pay scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance programme
• Excellent training package, development programmes

The Team Leader Role

As the Team Leader you will have responsibility for the day to day leadership of staff delivering care and support to people within a supported living service in East Anglia.

You’ll support the staff teams to deliver the best care and support possible, ensuring that people fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control.

The Team Leader’s responsibilities include;

• Rotas
• Care and Support plans
• Leading a team and delegating duties
• Problem solving
• Supporting team meetings

The Successful Candidate

• It’s essential that you have experience of being either a Team Leader or Senior Support Worker, within a supported living service or residential home for adults with learning disabilities.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate a knowledge of CQC standards, experience in updating care plans/risk assessments, supervising and mentoring care/support staff
• You’ll need NVQ level 3 or QCF level 3 in health and social care
• You’ll demonstrate a passion for supporting people to achieve their goals

What are you waiting for? To be considered for the Team Leader role, please click apply to send your CV to Laura Roberts at Thendon Resourcing or for more information please call. We aim to respond withing 24-48 business hours.