Team Leader

Creative Support; Cannock; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outreach service provider in Cannock is seeking a Team Leader to oversee a dedicated team. The role involves ensuring high-quality care that meets CQC standards and supports individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs. Candidates must have at least two years of managerial experience and strong values. Benefits include a probationary bonus and pension contributions.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

33 days leave

Enhanced DBS paid by company

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years managerial experience required.
• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs is essential.
• Strong values and emotional intelligence needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading the outreach service team.
• Ensure quality service meeting CQC standards.
• Promote person-centred practice and active support.

Skills

Managerial experience

Supporting individuals with complex needs

Problem-solving skills

Emotional intelligence

Collaboration

Assessment and support planning

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader to lead a team of staff for our outreach service in Cannock which provides support for people with a learning disability and who may have other support needs. All our services are individualised, person centred and deliver valued outcomes for people, as we passionately believe that the people we support have the right to lives that are meaningful that also enables them to reach their full potential as individuals.

Role and responsibilities

As a Team Leader you will assist the Area Manager and the rest of the senior team, to ensure that the service is of the highest quality, meeting all CQC standards and contract requirements. You will ensure that the service works in a cohesive and coordinated manner and that service users experience fully integrated care, support and housing. You will ensure that the care and support delivered is personalized and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling service users to enjoy wellbeing, quality of life and community connections. You will promote and reinforce a culture of responsive, person-centred practice and active support across the service, with relationships based on respect and unconditional positive regard. Your work will be a mixture of doing shifts on the rota and management days and you will be required to work across the entire week, including evenings and weekends.

Quality and culture

We also value staff members and acknowledge good leadership is key to this, we are looking to appoint someone with the right skills and ability to join our team and help to continue this aim.

Qualifications and experience

A minimum of two years managerial experience and prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and a forensic history and/or autism who have complex needs is essential. It is also essential to have strong values, emotional intelligence and good problem-solving skills. It is essential that you have the ability to work collaboratively in order to achieve positive outcomes. You will also have relevant experience in implementing Positive Behavioral Support and positive risk management approaches. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills.

Application

Vacancy Reference Number: 77983

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Benefits

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

About us

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK