Team Leader - Supported Living
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
26/11/2024
Advert End Date:
15/12/2024 23:59
Salary:
£30,060 - £32,654
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Sunderland
Further Information
Sunderland Care and Support are a provider of high-quality care who are passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities, mental health, autism and complex care needs in our supported living division in Sunderland. We are seeking to recruit five Team Leaders into our Supported Living Services who are able to encourage a workplace culture based on respect and dignity for those in need of care and support.
The services are in our autism and mental health supported living division which provide 24/7 staff provision and are designed to encourage customers to participate within their local community, develop a wide range of skills and maintain a tenancy within the city of Sunderland. Customers within our Supported Living Services have a diverse range of care needs and require a wide range of support.
The Role
We are looking for experienced individuals who can lead and motivate a team of support workers to build a sense of community, encouraging our customers to have a voice, share their views, have choice, and feel at home. Qualified to at least NVQ/QCF Level 3 in adult social care or equivalent, with demonstrable experience of caring for and supporting adults with learning disabilities, mental health and autism. You will also have experience of supervising and leading in a care setting.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
As Team Leader your role will be to provide support to an agile Service Manager. Team Leaders are responsible for the smooth and safe running of the service, including managing and creating the monthly rotas, updating and managing care plans, supporting and supervising support workers, including inducting new team members, as well as overseeing reporting, such as medication records and health and safety checks. Team Leaders are also expected to work jointly with other professionals to ensure customers receive support which is designed to meet their own personal need.
Working with the Care Co-ordinator, the Team Leader will ensure the provision of high quality, person-centred care and support, supporting practical, social and spiritual needs, leading the service delivery in the service in line with Sunderland Care and Support values and standards and the requirements of the Care Quality Commission [CQC].
We are keen to recruit individuals with the integrity who can help us ensure our company values are at the heart of everything we do. Our values are:
- Excellence – Deliver the best outcomes and high-quality service through the dedicated effort of every team member.
- Teamwork – Value the contributions of all, blending the skills of individual staff members in partnership and collaboration.
- A good place to work – Enjoying our role each day through enhancing the lives of those we serve, through creative ideas and the unique talents of each employee
The job is extremely rewarding and in return we offer:
- 37 hours per week
- A starting salary of £30,060 rising to £32,654 (pro rata)
- Designated rota pattern
- Excellent training opportunities
- A pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Career development opportunities
- A positive and rewarding job role and culture
- Work shifts on a rota including daytime, evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays
Please ensure you refer to the Job Description and the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification when completing the online application form, as this information is used to select candidates for interview.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you registered with North East Jobs. We will contact shortlisted candidates by email to confirm the arrangements for interview and an online assessment (if applicable). Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notification, as you will not be notified by any other means. Please remember to check your junk/spam folder.
Following our shortlisting process, we will contact candidates to arrange an appropriate time to carry out a face to face interview.
If you are successful following the interview process appointments will be made subject to two satisfactory references and DBS check.
Please note CVs or covering letters will not be accepted.
For more information on Sunderland Care and Support, please visit our website;
https://sunderlandcareandsupport.co.uk