Service Leader Level 1

TN United Kingdom; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a passionate Service Leader to guide a dedicated team in Liverpool. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with diverse care needs. You will lead support workers in providing exceptional care across two services, ensuring a positive and empowering environment. The organization prides itself on its commitment to staff development and community impact, making this position both rewarding and fulfilling. If you're driven by compassion and a desire to inspire others, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Ongoing Professional Development

Shopping Discounts Scheme

Financial Hardship Fund

Investment in Wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in health and social care settings.
• Professional qualification in health and social care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of support workers across two supported living services.
• Ensure person-centered outcomes and promote a positive culture.

Skills

Leadership in Health & Social Care

Experience with Learning Disabilities

Team Management

Empathy and Compassion

Problem Solving

Education

Professional Qualification in Health and Social Care

SVQ Level 3 / Care Management Level 3

Tools

Basic IT Systems

Job description

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What makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work: Community Integrated Care is currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate health and social care professional for a Service Leader based in Liverpool.

Benefits & USP’s:

• Salary of £ to £ per year
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all its profits right back into the people we support, our workforce, and our local communities
• Managed by supportive senior leaders
• 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays (for full-time, part-time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS / PVG
• Shopping Discounts Scheme
• 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 work hard to enrich the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do.

Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We want to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity, and respect. This resonates in our vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy ‘Best Lives Possible’.

We have strong values and we’re proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. In the past two years, we have won or made the shortlist for over national and regional awards!

We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support, and in return, we invest in pay, recognition, wellbeing, and continued professional and personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support, and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide to grow your career with us.

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

Who will you be supporting? You will be leading a team of support workers across 2 supported living services in Liverpool.

More about the services? One service supports two individuals with a range of needs, including epilepsy, learning disabilities, and wheelchair use. The other supports three individuals with physical and learning disabilities.

What are we looking for?

• Experience within Health & social care as a leader
• Experience working within supported living and across multiple services
• Experience with learning disabilities
• Someone passionate and confident to lead and inspire a team of support workers
• You must be able to travel between both services

With experience working in a health or social care setting, you will have an upbeat positive manner, a genuine passion for supporting people to become part of their community, and experience working with people presenting behaviors requiring intensive support planning and management to ensure safety and quality of life.

You should also be comfortable using basic IT systems required within the role; training can be provided. You will hold a professional qualification in Health and Social Care, such as Nurse, Social Worker, SVQ Level 3 plus supervisory units (Scotland) / Care Management Level 3 (England).

Your values: This is a great opportunity to make a genuine difference, leading an engaged and motivated team to change lives and deliver person-centered outcomes. You will drive performance, set the pace and direction, promote a positive culture, and ensure services are well-resourced to improve lives. Sharing our company values - We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable - is essential.

We look for people with:

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