THE JOB
The main purpose of the role is to support the manager in the leadership of the teams whilst providing person centred care and support to people we support in their own homes, enabling them to live a fulfilling life.
The service has been designed to be based on needs, offering choice and inclusivity. Our philosophy is that people are empowered as much as possible – this will include building upon their strengths. We recognise that each individual in distress is unique and the expert of his or her own experience.
Specific tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:
1. Assist and devise person centred care plans and review progress, liaising with families and professional agencies as necessary.
2. Communicate with support workers to provide support, guidance and information.
3. Guide and lead Support Workers to develop and maintain high standards of care.
4. Implement staff rotas ensuring that the service is adequately staffed at all times.
5. To assist with medication and accurate recording of medication.
6. Develop and maintain a professional relationship with people we support and help them to develop necessary life skills and satisfy needs.
7. Participate in an on-call rota system and provide hands on support when required.
8. You will be required to cover shifts out of office hours and over the weekend as and if needed
9. As a team leader you will be required to work on the floor supporting our clients. It’s a full time 36 hours post which requires you to spend 50% of your working time in the office supporting service manager. Remaining hours you will be required to complete on the floor supporting our staff and clients.
10. Skills and Experience required:
11. Ideally you will have experience of working and leading a team in a supported living environment however guidance and support from our experienced manager will be provided
12. Personal care is required in all our locations so you will have experience providing personal care.
13. Flexibility is required for this role
14. BENEFITS
In return for joining us,we can offer a range of benefits including:
15. Opportunity to work towards your apprenticeship in health and social care
16. Refer a friend payment scheme which is £250-500 bonus if working with us personally for over 6-month period.
17. Competitive rates of pay
18. Opportunities to progress through our personalised career paths into more senior and management roles
19. Free training to help develop and enhance your skills
20. For our staff, we are now offering Perk box- an employee experience app that comes with a lot of perks such as
21. Discounts across 350 retail stores
22. FREE prize draws to win £500 worth of White Stuff goods.
23. FREE courses, counselling, legal & financial advice
24. 1 free movie download a month.