Team Leader

Capability Scotland; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holidays

Pension scheme

PVG checks

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Blue Light & Concert discounts

Death in service 3x salary

Job summary

Capability Scotland is seeking a Team Leader at Wallace Court, Elderslie. You will supervise a team delivering person-centred care to adults with disabilities, with hands-on duties including medication administration and personal care.

The role requires leadership, mentoring and strong communication to maintain service standards. The post is 39 hours per week on a 4-week rota, with early, back and late shifts, including weekends and on-call.

Qualifications

• Experience leading care/support teams.
• Coaching and developing staff to maintain high care standards.
• Strong communication with team and colleagues.
• Commitment to person-centred care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise a team of support staff to deliver high-quality social care.
• Occasionally perform direct care, including medication administration and personal care.
• Coach, monitor and develop staff through role modelling and clear communication.
• Lead on shift planning, ensuring rota coverage and handovers are effective.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

Title: Team Leader – £34,142.00
Hours: 39 hours per week
Location: Wallace Court, 191 Main Road, Elderslie, PA5 9ES

***Benefits - 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service, Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme, Perks at Work, £600 Refer a Friend & much more!***

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced care/support practitioner, to line manage our team of Support Workers within our fabulous residential service based in Elderslie.

At Wallace Court we support adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sensory impairment, to live independently within their private accommodation on site. For the people we support, this is home. Our days are filled with laughter, with a focus on activities on site and externally, from football day trips to visits from traveling zoo’s, our service prides itself on being customer led.

Our closeknit team of Team Leaders, help our support staff to provide 24-hour support 7 days a week, and they require a motivated and enthusiastic leader to join the team.

Maybe you are an experienced Team Leader, Senior Support Worker or Support Worker with transferable experience, looking to advance your career.

Are you who we are looking for?

About the Role

You will be required to co-ordinate and supervise a team of support staff in delivering a high standard of social care practice using a person-centred approach that reflects individual customer's needs wants and aspirations. As a Team Leader you will occasionally work on the floor delivering direct care including medication administration, personal care and moving and assisting. Meaning it’s not all about paperwork, you still get some hands on practice.

A key part of this role is to coach, monitor, mentor and develop the skill base within the staff team, you will do this by displaying Leadership skills such as role modelling, decision making, being an effective communicator, having a positive attitude, commitment and confidence in the role.

We have a set shift pattern, 39 hours per week, typically 5/7 on a 4-week rota so you always know when you are working; early, back and late shifts, as well as weekends and on call, which is planned in advance, enabling you to plan life outside of work responsibilities.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary - £34,142.00 per annum (£16.79 per hour).
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts

*Benefits are subject to contractual terms.

General Information

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record/Update. The successful candidate will be required to undergo the appropriate Disclosure Scotland vetting checks prior to appointment.