Team Leader

THE DISABILITIES TRUST

Aylesbury

On-site

GBP 21,000 - 22,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

33 days AL

Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Excellent training and support

Company Pension

Group life assurance

Eye voucher scheme

Long service awards

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind in Aylesbury is seeking a Team Leader to guide a team delivering social and vocational support for individuals with brain injury. You will supervise staff, ensure support plans are followed, and work to regulatory standards.

Located at Kent House in Aylesbury, you’ll contribute to a caring, professional service with ongoing training and a strong team ethos. This role offers flexible hours and an hourly rate with weekend enhancements.

Qualifications

NVQ / QCF Level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months.
Previous experience of working within a care/support environment.
Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene.
Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, prioritise, plan and organise the work load.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders to support the company's positive reputation.
Provide line management to a designated team of staff within a location or group of locations.
Undertake reasonable travel to fulfil tasks and responsibilities; may support other locations.
Set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct within the team supervised.
Lead and support compliance with Brainkind quality audits.
Lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate.
Contribute information for accurate notification of incidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
Represent Brainkind at meetings and external events where appropriate.

Skills

Care experience

Care standards knowledge

Communication skills

Flexibility & organisation

Education

NVQ / QCF Level 3 HSC

Job description

Team Leader - Aylesbury

Req #1021

Buckinghamshire - Kent House, 1 Haslerig Close, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Monday 28 September 2026 at 02:00

Team Leader

Aylesbury

Salary: A competitive rate of up to £15.05 per hour with a £1 enhancement on Weekends and Bank Holidays

Hours: Flexible working hours

Working in brain injury rehabilitation is different to other kinds of Team Leader role. You’re there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently.

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people

with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Located in Aylesbury, Kent House is a specialist residential centre providing continuing rehabilitation and specialist care and support for people with acquired brain injury (ABI). It forms part of the nationwide network of rehabilitation support services provided by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT).

The Role:

As a Team Leader your main purpose will be to contribute and have responsibility for providing quality social and vocational support services for the people we support. You will lead, supervise and develop a team of support workers to ensure the needs of those wesupport are met according to their individual support plan in line with company policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

Main duties will include:

Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in order to compliment and contribute to the positive reputation of the company.
To provide line management to a designated team of staff within a specified group at a location or group of locations within the allocated division.
To undertake any reasonable traveling requirements in order to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. This may include supporting other locations within the Division as required.
To set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct within the team supervised.
To lead and support compliance with Brainkind quality audits.
To lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate
To contribute information for the accurate notification of incidents/accidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
Represent the Brainkind at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.

Requirement

NVQ / QCF level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months

Skills/Experience required:

Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, being able to prioritise , plan and organise the work load

REWARDS:

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

A competitive rate of Up to £16.05 per hour
33 Days AL
Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
Health Cash Plan
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Excellent training and support
Company Pension
Group life assurance
Eye voucher scheme
Long service and staff awards
Free parking

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

Brainkind is a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

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