Greater Manchester Care Team Leader

Lagan's Foundation; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Greater Manchester seeks an Area Care Team Leader to support the Senior Leadership team and manage internal carers. The role involves delivering high-quality care to children aged 0-19 years and building strong relationships within the team and families. Ideal candidates will have experience working with children, effective team-building skills, and a commitment to the charity's vision and values.

Benefits

28 days holiday including statutory bank holidays

8% Pension Scheme

Hospital Saturday Fund – Health Cash Plan

Perkbox

Blue Light Card Entitlement

Discounted main line Train Tickets for London or Glasgow

Flex Benefits including salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Clean Children’s Workforce DBS required.
• You hold or will be willing to complete Level 2 TQUK Care for children and infants with heart defects and feeding difficulties.
• Driving Licence with own car is essential for the role.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Leadership team and manage an internal care team.
• Deliver care to children aged 0 to 19 years within their own homes and in the community.
• Build strong relationships with carers, staff, and families.

Skills

Proven experience working with children and young people

Excellent team building skills

Effective prioritisation & time management

Strong work ethic

Confident & skilled communicator (verbal & written English)

Good attention to detail

Customer service orientated

Resilient

Education

L3 Health and Social Care or willing to work towards

Job description

Overview

Location: Greater Manchester, Within the Community

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £26,812-£28,275 (based on 37.5 hours per week) depending on relevant qualifications, experience and competency.

Lagan’s Foundation is an established provider of specialist home healthcare to children.

We are excited to invite the right candidate to join our amazing and inspirational, award-winning team, to help grow and reach new families across Greater Manchester in line with our growth and development strategy.

The Opportunity

As an Area Care Team Leader, you will support the Senior Leadership team and work with the Senior Carers to manage an internal care team, helping to deliver a first-class care service.

You will deliver care to children aged 0 to 19 years, within their own homes and in the community. You will promote positive life experiences and choices and make memories with children who may have short lives.

You’ll be responsible for delivering high quality care and developing a team. You’ll build strong relationships with other carers and staff within Lagan’s Foundation and the families to provide exceptional care at every stage and promote internally and externally the amazing work the charity offers through donated and commissioned care streams.

Key accountabilities of our Area Care Team Leader will also include:

• Complete Level 2 TQUK Care for children and infants with heart defects and feeding difficulties.
• Complete induction training
• Complete Leadership training
• Attend and co-host team meetings to share best practice, resolve challenges and offer morale support to others and continue team building.
• Complete ongoing 6-weekly supervisions.
• Carry out, with the support of the Senior Carer, team member supervisions and observation.
• Always remain compliant.
• Mentoring / buddying new members of staff following completion of probation.
• Working to proactively to source additional activities for the children to engage with during term and non-term time.
• Providing exceptional care including feedback within dedicated communication channels for staff and managers and completion of visit records and any other necessary documents

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience working with children and young people.
• Clean Children’s Workforce DBS – we can complete this application if you do not hold a DBS already.
• Ability to embrace and drive change.
• Excellent team building skills.
• Positive and inspiring personality
• Good understanding of the Care Quality Commission and what / why it regulates.
• Effective prioritisation & time management.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to build and establish effective relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative busy team environment.
• Confident & skilled communicator (verbal & written English).
• Customer service orientated.
• Good attention to detail.
• Resilient.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Proficient in relevant computer applications.
• You hold or will be willing to or are actively working towards L3 Health and Social Care.
• Full Driving Licence with own car (business use car insurance is required).
• Passion to embrace the charity vision and values, culture and behaviours.
• This role will also involve travel within the Northwest therefore a full driving licence is essential for the role.

What’s In It For You?

• 28 days holiday inc statutory bank holidays
• 8% Pension Scheme
• Hospital Saturday Fund – Health Cash Plan and Perkbox
• Blue Light Card Entitlement
• Discounted main line Train Tickets for London or Glasgow
• Flex Benefits including salary sacrifice scheme

Be Yourself

Lagan’s Foundation embraces Diversity and Inclusion. We celebrate what makes us different, as well as what we have in common. This enables us to work better as one team shaping a dynamic, innovative and inclusive culture.

Lagan’s Foundation is a Disability Confident Committed employer so if you require any reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know. We’re also happy to discuss flexible working options should the role accommodate it.