Job Description
Team Leader, Stowmarket Short Break service
£13.10 per hour with enhancements for Sundays and Bank Holidays and sleep-ins at £65.
Permanent full time, 37 hours, this can include, morning, evening, daytime, weekends, sleepins and waking nights
We are looking for a Team Leader who has the skills to mentor, motivate and coach a staff team delivering daytime support to adults with learning disabilities.
You will act as a link between support staff and management and be the first point of contact for employees. You will role model, develop and embed positive culture and exceptional working practices to ensure consistent and efficient service our customers deserve.
This role is an exciting opportunity for a person to develop the skills necessary to lead a team of Support Workers. This will be achieved by promoting and demonstrating good practice to those you work with.
Leading Lives provides social care support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs in the home and in the community across Suffolk and neighbouring counties. We are a not-for-profit social enterprise, owned by our employees. Any surplus we make is reinvested back into services for our customers or into the local community.
Why work for us?
We are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives’. Working in social care, we know that no two days are the same, but everyday counts.
* Opportunity to become a shareholder member of our employee-owned social enterprise- you will help shape Leading Lives vision and values.
* Award-winning bespoke training
* Cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, sick pay, on-site parking, casual dress and much more.
* Pension scheme contribution up to 8%!
About The Role
Accountabilities:
* Act as a role model, with open, reassuring, positive and constructive feedback within the team
* Become a care ambassador and promote care as a career choice
* Act as a quality ambassador within the service to help drive culture change
* Promote dignity in care and support across the team
* Lead and support team members to perform the role safely and to the best of their ability
* Support Business Support to fill gaps in rota, backfill shifts
* Work shifts as part of the staff rota, be available out of hours to provide advice and support as required
* Work alongside new recruits throughout their probation period
* Carry out audits on finances/medication (where applicable)
* Seek feedback from customer about the support they are receiving
* Develop care plans and outline care and support individual service user needs
* Participate in/lead team meetings
* Support the Service Manager(s) to manager the workplace in line with standards and legislation
* Create and develop new opportunities in the service and community for people to access
* This list is not definitive. Please see the attached role profile for further details.
What you need:
* You’ll have earned your RQF Level 3 Award in Social Care (or equivalent qualification).
* Good literacy/numeracy for completing reports and maintaining records
* Effective communication skills across a range of contacts
* Substantial experience of working with people in a social care setting
* Awareness of relevant human resource, health and safety and social care legislation
* Practical experience of diversity, advocacy, person-centred approaches and confidentiality
* IT literate
* Approachable, dedicated, and hardworking
* Ability to travel to different locations within the service (Suffolk)
Your induction
Leading Lives runs a 3 week induction programme: You will be met on your first day by your buddy and be supported through this.
Start date will be confirmed by the recruitment team further to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and safer recruitment checks.
Skills Needed
Nursing / Caring
About The Company
Company Culture:
* Values-Driven: Leading Lives not only talks about their values but actively embodies them in their daily operations.
* Employee Testimonials: The company encourages feedback from employees like Anna, an experienced support worker, to showcase the positive impact of their values on staff.
* Authenticity: Leading Lives emphasizes authenticity in their values, highlighting that they are not just empty words but a lived reality within the organization.
Company Culture
We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments whenever possible. Please do let us know if you need any support/ adjustments with your application and the process.
Desired Criteria
Required Criteria
* Candidate must have achieved Level 3 in Health and Social Care
Closing DateFriday 23rd May, 2025