Team Coordinator Dagenham & Ilford

Outlook Care; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours & competitive salary

28 days of annual leave

Comprehensive training opportunities

Workplace pension

Sick leave/maternity & paternity

Job summary

Outlook Care is looking for a Team Co-ordinator in Greater London to support the day-to-day management of Learning Disability services. You will deliver high-quality and person-centred support while leading a team of support staff.

This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to foster a positive team culture. Responsibilities include conducting staff supervisions, promoting accountability, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations. Join us to make a positive difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Ability to work flexibly.
• Good standard of written, verbal, and numeracy skills.
• Basic IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operational management of Learning Disability services.
• Conduct regular supervisions for support staff.
• Monitor standards of practice and support staff development.
• Promote a positive team culture and address performance concerns promptly.

Skills

Listening skills

Communication skills

Motivation and enthusiasm

Team player

Job description

About Outlook Care:

Outlook Care is a specialist provider of learning disability services across London and Essex. We also specialise in dementia, elderly care, end of life and mental health. Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years. We pride ourselves on our strong values:

• Listen – always with interest, concern and action
• Inspire – through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions
• Kind – genuine care and compassion
• Excellence – by striving to be the best we can
• Integrity – acting ethically and being accountable
• Trusting – rely upon us to do what we say we will do

Benefits at Outlook Care:

We understand how important our employees are and to support you in making a difference to people’s lives, we have a fantastic range of benefits:

• Flexible hours & a competitive salary
• 28 days of annual leave increasing with length of service (inc bank holidays)
• Preferential dental / health contributory rates
• Comprehensive induction / training & development opportunities including PBS training included where relevant
• Reward Opportunities including Refer a Friend
• Empathy/ wellbeing program
• Sick leave / maternity & paternity
• Disability friendly
• Early Pay - access to your pay before payday
• Workplace pension through NEST or option to join SHPS Pension membership including life assurance

About you:

• Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives?
• Interested in working in a warm, caring and compassionate environment alongside that puts the person and their family at the centre of all that you do.
• Relevant experience is desirable but not essential and applications are welcomed from individuals with transferable skills.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Team player, motivated, enthusiastic and able to build positive relationships.
• Excellent listening and communication skills are essential.
• Good standard of written, verbal and numeracy skills.
• Good basic IT skills.

Job Role:

The Team Co-ordinator will support the Supported Living Manager with the day-to-day operational management of allocated Learning Disability services ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality and person-centred support. The post holder will provide direct line management to support staff within their services. This includes conducting regular supervisions, setting clear performance expectation, monitoring standards of practice and supporting staff development.

The Team Co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring that staff work in accordance with Outlook Care’s values, policies, procedures and regulatory requirements, they will promote a positive, accountable team culture, celebrating success, addressing performance concerns promptly and managing conflict or conduct issues appropriately, escalating to the Supported Living Manager where required. The role will deputise for the Support Living Manager as directed and contribute to the continuous improvement, service quality and compliance across allocated services.

The role will have one full day as supernumerary to complete management tasks across all services.

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The Services:

The services are based in Dagenham & Ilford. They are Supported Living services.

Important Information:

• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
• We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19.
• Right to work documentation will need to be provided.
• Certificate of sponsorship is unavailable at this time (Skilled worker route).