Service Leader

Community Integrated Care; England; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £30,208 p.a.

Hybrid working

Pension Scheme

No uniform

DBS paid

Blue Light Card paid

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Wellbeing investment

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Service Leader Level 1 in Flimby to manage the day-to-day operation of a supported living service, delivering high-quality, person-centred support. The role requires recruiting, training and mentoring staff, plus rota management and ongoing safety checks.

The ideal candidate will have health and social care qualifications, a full UK driving licence, and experience in health or social care settings.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience in health or social care settings.
• Ability to recruit, train and develop staff and maintain safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of people supported; recruit, train and mentor staff.
• Conduct supervisions, probation and team meetings.
• Manage staff rotas and day-to-day service operations.
• Lead health and safety audits and risk assessments.
• Ensure quality and KPI compliance; provide ongoing training.

Skills

Team leadership

Performance management

Staff training

Health & safety

Rota management

IT literacy

Education

Health and Social Care qualification

NVQ/SVQ

Care Management Level 3

Nurse

Job description

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

Are you an experienced Support Worker, Senior or Manager looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable adults, ensuring they receive fantastic, person-centred support?

If so, maybe a Service Leader Level 1 role with a leading charity is the opportunity you're looking for!

Our Benefits:

• Salary of£30208 per year
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
• Managed by supportive senior leaders
• 25 Days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Hybrid working - split your time between the service and home
• We will pay for your DBS
• We will pay for your Blue Light Card
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
• Financial Hardship Fund
• Investment in your wellbeing

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment.

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

Since then, we’ve remained leaders in social care, providing bespoke support to thousands across the UK. Today, we support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 caring and committed colleagues across England and Scotland.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:

Based in Flimby, our Service Leader Level 1 is responsible for the day to day management of a supported living service, ensuring we provide the absolute best level of person-centred support to the individuals we work with.

You will be responsible for:

• The safety of the people supported, from recruiting the right staff, to training and mentoring them to ensure high standards of daily support
• Supervisions, probation meetings, team meetings
• Rota management
• Health and safety audits and risk assessments
• Quality and KPI compliance
• Training

With experience working in a health or social care setting, you will be responsible for an upbeat positive manner, as well as having a genuine passion for supporting people to become a part of their local and wider community.

You will also have experience working with people supported who present behaviours that require intensive support planning and management to ensure their safety and quality of life at all times.

In addition you will be comfortable using basic IT systems that are required within the role - training can be offered to support this area.

Our ideal candidate should hold a professional qualification in Health and Social Care, i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, NVQ/SVQ, Care Management Level 3 etc

A full UK driving license and your own vehicle are required for this role.

About you:

This is a great opportunity to make a genuine difference, where you will be responsible for leading an engaged and motivated team to change lives and deliver person-centred outcomes for every person we support. You will also take the lead by driving performance, setting the pace and direction within services, promoting a positive and passionate culture, and ensuring that services are appropriately and effectively resourced to change lives for the better.

Naturally it is important too that you share our company values - We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable, which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support.

People’s values are important to use, so we look for people with:

• Patience
• Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
• A problem solver
• Resilience

If you are interested in learning more about the role before submitting your application, please feel free to contact Eva Otto, our Recruitment Specialist, on [e-mail].