DBS Paid for by Lifeways Group
Salary: £12.54 per hour
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule: 8 hour shift
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker/Team Leader looking to expand your career with a national organisation? Perhaps you are a Support Worker with the relevant qualifications that wants to make the step up on your career ladder?
If so, Lifeways Group is looking for a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Team Leader to work at our service in Grantham.
The Team Leader is responsible for leading a designated group of support workers to ensure that excellent services are delivered to each person supported by Lifeways. This role is a rewarding supervisory role and the Team Leader will formally and informally (through the use of mentorship, role modelling etc.) supervise each Support Worker on a regular basis throughout their career with Lifeways.
Accountable to: Service Manager
Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 and/or a minimum of three years experience within the learning disability or mental health sector. Minimum of one year of management or supervisory experience.
Job Purpose:
* To work with the Service Manager to oversee a supported living service, ensuring that systems and standards are maintained to a high quality.
* To ensure compliance with all external regulatory standards.
* To provide support and supervision of Support Workers within the identified team.
Key Responsibilities:
* To support and supervise the delivery of person-centred services to all people using the service.
* To support the Service Manager in the completion of accurate rota and timesheet information.
* To promote and support the health and safety of both people using the service and support staff.
* To ensure that the actions of all staff directly supporting people using the service support their care, protection, and well-being.
* To develop own knowledge and practice relative to continuous service improvement.
* To provide support and supervision to Area Office Support Workers, to ensure effective and efficient person-centred service delivery.
Personal Attributes and Skills:
* Self-starter with attention to prompt timekeeping.
* Organized with ability to meet deadlines and fulfil obligations generally.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Sympathetic.
* Person-centred approach to service delivery.
What you will receive from working with Lifeways Group:
* Career progression within an expanding national organisation.
* Competitive salary and pay structure.
* Excellent benefits.
* Close mentoring from the Scheme Manager.
Work Location: In person
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