Care Team Leader

Lifeways; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifeways is seeking a Team Leader for the Stanley site in Wakefield. The role involves overseeing a supported living service, maintaining high standards, and supporting the Service Manager in rota, risk and safety processes.

You will supervise support workers and liaise with care professionals and families as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience and an NVQ/SVQ3 or QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care, with flexibility to participate in on-call

Qualifications

• Essential experience and qualifications include NVQ/SVQ3 or QCF level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Previous supervisory/management experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a supported living service in partnership with the Service Manager.
• Ensure compliance with external regulatory standards.
• Provide support and supervision to the staff team.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Education

NVQ/SVQ 3 or QCF level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Team Leader - Stanley Team Leader Tanglewood provides the opportunity for Team Leaders to develop a wide range of skill sets divided across separate services at the Tanglewood site, each service provides you with a different experience of care/support needs. There are opportunities for personal development alongside career development when developed skill sets are met, which include; providing outstanding care/support to the People We Support, writing/developing care plans & risk assessments, managing/supporting the staff team, liaising with Medical Professionals and Families as part of a multi-disciplinary team, etc. You would also be required to part-take in health & safety checks, auditing and analysing documentation. This is a great opportunity if you are wanting to develop your skills and progress higher within the care sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

Ideally you will hold an NVQ / SVQ 3 or a QCF level 3 award certificate or diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent, and have relevant experience preferably within the relevant field. You will have supervisory responsibilities therefore previous management/supervisory experience is essential.

In this role you will be required to be highly flexible and participate in the 24 hour on-call rotational system providing management support to staff and person-centred approaches to the people who use our service.