Female Practice Lead

Thera Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Thera Trust is seeking a Female Practice Leader in Harwich, Essex. You will lead a team of Support Workers to provide person-centred care, advocate for rights, and ensure safe, high-quality support for people with learning disabilities.

The role requires flexible shifts, driving licence, and a commitment to empower individuals to live the life they choose with maximum community inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and care regulations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and empower Support Workers to provide the very best support to people with a learning disability.
• Support individual emotional, psychological and social wellbeing needs in line with Positive Behaviour Support guidance.
• You will also support people with personal care, assisting with finances, preparing meals and accessing the community.
• Shape the direction of your field through your expertise and passion for growing people and practices.

Skills

Learning disabilities

Safeguarding

Communication

Leadership

Organisational skills

Decision making

Excel

Tools

Care planning software

Excel

Job description

About the job

Job Title: Female Practice Leader

Location: Harwich, Essex

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 39 hours per week

Salary: Grade 6+ £28,998.76 per annum

Annual Leave entitlement: 28 days inclusive of bank holidays

Ref: 093033

Additional Information: Driver required (must have a full UK manual driving licence)

Empower People. Inspire Teams.

What is a Practice Leader at Thera Trust? It's not just a title - it's a mission.

At Thera Trust, Practice Leaders are experts in person-centred support. Most importantly, they improve outcomes for people with a learning disability, ensuring choice and control around the delivery of their support, and maintain a safe environment. As a Practice Leader, you will:

• Shape the direction of your field through your expertise and passion for growing people and practices
• Mentor and empower Support Workers to provide the very best support to people with a learning disability.
• Support individual emotional, psychological and social wellbeing needs in line with Positive Behaviour Support guidance.
• You will also support people with personal care, assisting with finances, preparing meals and accessing the community.

You and your team will encourage people to live the life that they choose, ensuring that they have choice and control around the planning and delivery of their support, enabling them to achieve their desired lifestyle and goals, maximising their community inclusion and participation.

The role requires you to have a flexible approach to working shifts and maintaining records in line with company policies. At all times aim to empower individuals, promote inclusion, rights & independence, whilst adhering to policies and acting as an ambassador for the company.

Thera's Vision

• Thera will show that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society.
• Thera will be controlled by people with a learning disability.
• People supported by Thera can say how their Thera company is directed and managed.
• People with a learning disability will design the support they want from Thera.
• Thera will respect the rights and wishes of people at work, at home and in the community.
• People with a learning disability will check the quality of support from their
• Thera group will be led by a charity

Skills & Experience

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and care regulations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Confidence in using digital systems (e.g. Excel, care planning software).
• Flexible working hours, willingness to travel and work across multiple locations.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Thera is an equal opportunities employer that promotes diversity within our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, gender, disability, religion or belief. All posts are subject to DBS checks. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974. For this role, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including those that would otherwise be spent. *Female only qualifies under Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act.