Team Leader

National Care Group Limited; Calne; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a Friend scheme

Stream app for finances

Paid training

Job summary

National Care Group is recruiting a Team Leader for Cornerstones Palmarium in the UK. The role includes leading staff, ensuring person-centred support for individuals with learning disabilities, and maintaining daily living skills within a supportive community.

The position offers paid training, access to Stream for financial wellbeing, and opportunities for career development. You will work up to 40 hours per week in a role focused on dignity and respect for service users.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to motivate and manage a team.
• Driving licence essential.
• 6 months in a Team Leader role preferred.
• Safeguarding awareness in line with procedures.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for staff management and development.
• Leading the staff in promoting wellbeing, safety and quality of life.
• Monitor and direct delivery of activities addressing client goals and wellbeing measures.
• Coordinate liaison with external parties to ensure effective communication.
• Work in line with company values, policies and procedures and national standards.
• Meet annual objectives and participate in on-call duties.
• Report safeguarding concerns as required.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff development

Communication

Motivation

Job description

Ref: ncg/TP/10048541/7996

TEAM LEADER

PAY RATE: £13.36 PER HOUR/ £27,788.80 PER ANNUM (BASED ON 40 HOURS
PER WEEK)

WORKING HOURS: UP TO 40 HOURS PER WEEK

SERVICE: CORNERSTONES PALMARIUM

We are currently recruiting for a TEAM LEADER to join our team at
CORNERSTONES PALMARIUM.

At Cornerstones, we provide Supported Living support to
individualswith learning disabilities, ASD and who may present
behaviours that challenge…

Team Leader

Pay rate: £13.36 per hour/ £27,788.80 per annum (based on 40 hours per week)

Working Hours: Up to 40 hours per week

Service: Cornerstones Palmarium

We are currently recruiting for a Team Leader to join our team at Cornerstones Palmarium.

At Cornerstones, we provide Supported Living support to individualswith learning disabilities, ASD and who may present behaviours that challenge. Support is focussed around developing and maintaining daily living skills, and support to ensure they engage with the local and wider community.

We ensure that support is provided to individuals in the most person-centred way possible, ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect and have meaningful choice and control in their lives every day.

About National Care Group

National Care Group is one of the UK’s leading providers of adult social care, supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health support needs, acquired brain injuries, autistic people, and complex related needs. Its mission is to empower those it supports to lead their best life, enabling them the opportunity to unlock their full potential and live as independently as possible within their community.

We Won Specialist Care Provider 2025! – National Care Group

What’s in it for you?

The opportunity to develop a career in a secure and fulfilling role at an organisation that values growing its team from within.

You can continuously learn on the job with the benefit of paid training and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications.

You will work at an organisation that celebrates age, gender and diversity within an inclusive culture.

The organisation promotes an environment of wellbeing with support for you to stay healthy and happy.

The opportunity to earn rewards through a Refer a Friend scheme.

Access to an app called Stream (formerly known as Wagestream) enabling greater control over your finances.

The Team Leader Role

As a Team Leader, you will promote and ensure that the company vision of person-centred support is implemented whilst maintaining an individual’s potential and independence. You will be the front-line manager, whilst also ensuring all necessary back office duties are completed within compliance.

A Team Leader is required to respect and work cooperatively with others, enabling the people we support to live in their own home or within their local community with dignity and confidence. Responsibilities include:

Overall responsibility for staff management and staff development.

Leading the staff in promoting each individuals well-being, safety and quality of life.

Monitor and assist the effective delivery of group and individual activities within homes that address agreed client goals and the progress of individuals against agreed outcome and well-being measures.

Ensure that liaison with external parties within their areas of responsibility is coordinated effectively to ensure that communication is effective and consistent within the home.

Work in accordance with Company values, policies and procedures, legislation and national minimum standards.

Meet agreed individual annual objectives.

Promote each individuals well-being, safety and quality of life

Responsibility for completing and reviewing internal quality compliance systems

Participate in on call duties

The most important qualities needed are the ability to treat others with respect, listen to their needs and understand their emotions. Be Kind, friendly and honest.

The Ideal Candidate

Has experience supporting adults with learning disabilities.

Able to motivate and manage a team.

Ideally has 6 months experience in a Team Leader Role

Driving Licence essential as you will be travelling across our services.

NCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and all colleagues working with these groups are expected to share a commitment to this. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in relation to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults gives cause for concern, NCG’s agreed protection procedures will be followed