Team Leader

TipTopJob; Antrim; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus £500 after 12 months

Birthday day off

Gift vouchers for good performance

Excellent training

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shaftesbury Lisburn is recruiting for a Team Leader to oversee daily operations and support staff and service users in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or be willing to work towards it.

The role includes sleep-in cover with an additional payment and participation in the on-call rota, with a view to delivering flexible, person-centred care in a community setting.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or willingness to work towards this qualification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the service and support staff and people supported.
• Provide coverage for sleep-in sessions (paid extra).
• Be part of the On Call rota for the service (paid per session).

Skills

Team leadership

Education

NVQ Level 3 in health and social care

Job description

Location: Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Salary : A GBP 13.80 per hour

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Lisburn we are recruiting for a Team Leader.

We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.

We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do.

Our disability services across adult care, childrens care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About The Role

As a Team Leader it will be your duty to oversee the day to day running of the service. This will include supporting the staff team and the people supported.

We are looking for candidates who have obtained a NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or are willing to work towards this qualification.

There will be a requirement to cover sleep in sessions. You will be paid an additional A GBP 60 per sleep in.

As a Team Leader you will be required to be part of the On Call rota for the service. You will be paid an additional A GBP 10 per session.

Lisburn is an Independent Living service. Our Independent Living specialises in providing flexible, client:driven approach to care, health and inclusion requirements for people with a wide range of needs and living situations.

Whether support is needed for an hour or two, or up to 24 hours a day, we help people to get the most out of life and their local community. This service, which embraces homecare, accessing local activities, community support and day services, supports all ages from late teens to elderly people.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

At Shaftesbury, we know that our people are our greatest asset. We're proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We're now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff in adult care:

• Welcome to Shaftesbury bonus of A GBP 500 on completion of 12 months of employment (terms apply)
• Happy Birthday to you As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement.
• Great *CQC/CIW or RQIA*, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by *CQC/CIW/RQIA* in all domains, all staff will receive a A GBP 30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a A GBP 50 gift voucher.
• We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to A GBP 50 for going above and beyond within your role.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity thats committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing: its the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up: to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valu