This role
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Team Leader (Maternity cover)
We are looking for an enthusiastic Team Leader to lead a supported living service in Nottingham for adults with learning disabilities. The service supports customers to live independently in the community and meet their life aspirations; and has a well -established staff team.
Our expectations:
1. The Team Leader is crucial to the successful delivery of the service, and involves the line management of Care and Support workers, and liaison with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
2. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will participate in an on-call rota along with other Managers in the region.
The role is demanding but also extremely rewarding and you will truly get to see the positive difference you make to the lives of others, on a daily basis.
What we require from you:
3. To be successful in this role you will first and foremost care about the customer group and wanting to support them to live their best lives.
4. You will be organised in your approach, be able to use your initiative, and be competent in managing others.
5. You will also be a great communicator and be able to demonstrate the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships at all levels.
In return you’ll get to lead a supportive, progressive team working to achieve excellence in service delivery. It is a great step for an ambitious person looking to move into a management role.
If you think this could be you, we’d welcome your application!
Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.
What’s in it for you?
Our benefits include:-
6. 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
7. 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
8. An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra a day off
9. Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
10. Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
11. Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
12. Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
13. Cycle2work scheme
14. Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
15. Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
16. Tenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan
17. Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
18. Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
19. Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
20. Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation
About us
Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document
Our promise
Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve.
We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other’s wellbeing.
We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we’re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:-
21. Gender
22. Ethnicity
23. LGBTQ+
24. Disability
Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.