Job Reference: 81224
Posted: Monday 16th December 2024
Closing Date: Tuesday 14th January 2025
Up to £13.40 per hour
Sandwell, West Midlands
Full-Time
Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Team Leader with a good understanding of learning disabilities, mental health and autism. The successful applicant will be joining a collaborative and knowledgeable team, to support the service manager across a number of supported living services and outreach services. You will oversee the day-to-day management of the service, supporting individuals to maintain their own tenancies.
Your role of Team Leader will include:
1. Coordinating the delivery of care to a defined group of service users, ensuring that this care meets their identified needs, choices and preferences. This could include: administering medication, general emotional support, and support with daily living.
2. Supervision, coaching, performance management and general support of staff, volunteers, and students in providing effective and personalised care.
3. Ensuring safeguarding measures are in place to protect vulnerable adults, and ensuring all staff comply with these safeguarding policies and procedures.
4. Promoting excellent customer care to service users, their families, and other agencies.
5. Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users.
You will benefit from comprehensive and outstanding training from our training academy, and will be developed and guided by supportive and experienced managers.
Good written and verbal communication skills are essential along with strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload. Flexibility to the needs of the service is essential, and a willingness to follow instruction and accept supervision is also required.
Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Employer who have recently received the Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.
Vacancy Reference Number: 81224
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave, and company paid enhanced DBS.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.
Application Instructions:
To apply, candidates must complete the online application form located on our company website via the listing for the above reference numbered role. We do not accept CVs as a method of application.
For role or application queries please email recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
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