Remote Team Lead, Carers Services & Partnerships

Carers First; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Workplace pension

Job summary

Carers First in Greater London is seeking a proactive leader to support the Service Manager in delivering an innovative carers service for Merton. You will lead a remote team, inspire performance, and foster a collaborative environment to achieve outcomes.

You will develop strong partnerships across health and social care, promote equality and inclusion, and work with safeguarding principles to support individual and family needs through coproduction and co-created plans.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing a remote team and developing individuals to their best.
• Track record forging and sustaining partnerships with health and social care organisations.
• Active promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion in operational services.
• Experience supporting person-centred assessments and co-producing and implementing support plans.
• Evidence of coproduction and developing innovations for carers.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and principles.
• Experience partnering with other organisations to deliver a range of support.
• Ability to build positive, constructive relationships across the organisation.
• Strong IT skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook) and comfort with social media platforms.
• Experience using a database to record interventions and manage workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of an innovative carers service for Merton in collaboration with the Service Manager.
• Motivate and inspire a team, providing visible day-to-day leadership and creating a positive work environment.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and develop new partnerships to improve outcomes for carers.

Skills

Remote team leadership

Partnership development

Equality and inclusion

Person-centered assessments

Coproduction and innovation

Safeguarding knowledge

Partnerships with organisations

Relationship building

IT proficiency (MS Office)

Social media platforms familiarity

Tools

Database usage

Job description

Carers First in Greater London is seeking a proactive leader to support the Service Manager in delivering an innovative carers service for Merton. You will lead a remote team, inspire performance, and foster a collaborative environment to achieve outcomes.

You will develop strong partnerships across health and social care, promote equality and inclusion, and work with safeguarding principles to support individual and family needs through coproduction and co-created plans.