Team Leader

Leonard Cheshire Disability; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonard Cheshire Disability is seeking a Team Leader to supervise Support Workers and deliver high-quality care for individuals with disabilities. This role offers the opportunity to enhance your career in a supportive environment while promoting independence and personalized assistance for customers. You will work flexibly and creatively to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Benefits

Wagestream

Free Blue Light Card

Generous annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Excellent training programmes

Free DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a care setting.
• Willingness to work towards relevant qualifications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a team of Support Workers.
• Ensure quality personal support and assistance for customers.
• Promote independence and positive outcomes for disabled people.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Supervisory experience

Flexibility

Education

NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Level 4 NVQ/SVQ

Job description

Full time, 36 hours. Days

A night enhancement of £1.00 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Thursday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend enhancement of £1.00 per hour will be paid from 8pm Friday to 7am Monday (this does not apply to sleep-ins).

Our services support people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, sensory impairments and learning disabilities to live independently in their own home.

As a Team Leader with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. You will provide effective supervision of a team of Support Workers, lead with passion and enthusiasm promoting positive outcomes for disabled people with a flexible and proactive approach.

You will ensure our customers receive the very best care, personal support and assistance with daily life tasks. Supporting our Person Centred approach, you will ensure maximum independence for our customers and helping them to achieve individual aspirations.

This is a challenging yet exciting opportunity, offering you the chance to grow and develop as a member of the Leonard Cheshire team, further enhancing your already successful career as a care professional.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Ideally have a level of professional development and registration (NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, L4 NVQ/SVQ) or willing to work towards a relevant qualification.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Have experience in supervising a team.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Be experienced in working within a care setting.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.

Your benefits and rewards

As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream, the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact [e-mail] or call 0750 002 7146.