Team Leader

Lifeways Group; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits

Mentoring from Scheme Manager

Job summary

Lifeways Group invites applications for a Team Leader to supervise a group of Support Workers within a supported living service in Bradford. The role focuses on delivering person-centred care, mentoring staff, and ensuring service quality and regulatory compliance.

The Team Leader will work closely with the Service Manager to coordinate rotas and timesheets, uphold health and safety, and drive continuous improvement across the team.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent required
• Three years' experience in learning disability or mental health sector
• Minimum of one year in a management or supervisory role
• Self-starter with good timekeeping
• Organised with ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Sympathetic and person-centered approach to care

Responsibilities

• Lead a designated group of Support Workers to deliver excellent services
• Oversee the service with the Service Manager to maintain high standards
• Ensure compliance with external regulatory standards
• Supervise and support staff within the team and promote person centred services
• Support the Service Manager with rota and timesheet information
• Promote health and safety for people using the service and staff
• Ensure actions of staff support care, protection and wellbeing
• Develop knowledge and practice for continuous service improvement
• Provide support to Area Office Support Workers for effective service delivery

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Mentorship

Timekeeping

Communication

Organized

Person-centered care

Support worker development

Education

NVQ Level 3

Three years' sector experience

One year supervisory experience

Job description

The Team Leader is responsible for leading a designated group of support workers to ensure that excellent services are delivered to each person supported by Lifeways. This role is a rewarding supervisory role and the Team Leader will formally and informally (through the use of mentorship, role modelling etc) supervise each Support Worker on a regular basis through there career with Lifeways.,

• To work with the Service Manager to oversee a supported living service, ensuring that systems and standards are maintained to a high quality.
• To ensure compliance with all external regulatory standards.
• To provide support and supervision of Support Workers within the identified team., To support and supervise the delivery of person centred services to all people using the service
• To support the Service Manager in the completion of accurate rota and timesheet information
• To promote and support the health and safety of both people using the service and support staff
• To ensure that the actions of all staff directly supporting people using the service support their care, protection and well-being
• To develop own knowledge and practice relative to continuous service improvement
• To provide support and supervision to Area Office Support Workers, to ensure effective and efficient person centred service delivery.
  Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 and/or minimum of three years experience within the learning disability or mental health sector. Minimum of one year of management or supervisory experience, Self starter with attention to prompt timekeeping
• Organized with ability to meet deadlines and fulfil obligations generally
• Excellent communication skills
• Sympathetic
• Person Centred Approach to service delivery
  Competitive Salary and pay structure
• Excellent benefits
• Close mentoring from the Scheme Manager