Team Leader

The National Autistic Society; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity for autism support is seeking a full-time Team Leader to work at the West London Day Centre. The ideal candidate will have experience in management within a social care setting, demonstrating the ability to support autistic individuals effectively. This role offers a salary between £26,455 and £29,133.98 per annum, along with numerous benefits including extensive annual leave, a pension scheme, and access to health and wellness resources. Flexibility in working hours is required.

Benefits

Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme

33 days annual leave

Excellent induction and training programme

Online staff discount scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life Assurance at 2 x base salary

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Free access to Headspace App

Enhanced overtime and additional payments

Refer a friend scheme with monetary bonus

Qualifications

• Experience of management and/or shift leading within a social care setting.
• Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals achieve independence and personal goals.
• Support and transport individuals to integrate into their community.
• Develop individuals' home making skills and personal chores.
• Transform lives and achieve results for autistic adults.

Skills

Management experience

Support for autistic individuals

Leadership skills

Patience

Flexibility

Job description

This advert is for a full time Team Leader position (37hrs over 5 days) based at West London Day Centre.

The salary for this position is £26,455 - £29,133.98 per annum, plus Inner London Allowance

The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenge perceptions and build a society that works for autistic people.

We support people to understand their autism diagnosis and how this may impact on their lives and those around them.

Our services provide accommodation and support for autistic adults 52 weeks a year, 24 hours a day in urban and rural settings.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: https://www.autism.org.uk/

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader with the passion to work with our fantastic teams. You’ll be resilient, supportive and sensitive towards the needs of autistic people.

Suitable candidates will have experience of management and/or shift leading within a social care setting. Being a Senior Support Worker takes leadership skills, patience and commitment. But working with autistic people gives so much more in return.

Your working pattern in this role will require flexibility to meet the needs of the people supported and their families, and will include evening and weekend working.

The role includes:

• Helping individuals achieve independence and personal goals
• Supporting and transporting individuals to integrate into their community
• Develop individuals home making skills and personal chores
• Transforming lives and achieving results for autistic adults

Possession of a driving licence (minimum one year) is desirable

What we can offer you:

• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• 33 days annual leave (incl. Public Holidays) with the option to buy or sell annual leave every year
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more
• Healthcare Cash Plan (for permanent staff members)
• Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
• A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
• Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family members for free
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced overtime. Additional payments for sleep-in and on call
• Join the Team Scheme - Refer a friend and receive £200

Where you will be working:

West London Day Centre, W3 8RR

About our application process:

When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.

For more information about this job please contact: Ivan Cammarata, Continuous Improvement Lead, [e-mail]

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To protect our autistic adults, all staff are required to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.