Team Leader

Liaise; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive community organization in Peterborough is seeking a Team Leader to oversee care staff and ensure high-quality service. Responsibilities include mentoring caregivers, ensuring effective team collaboration, and modeling best practices. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills and an NVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care. This role offers competitive pay and additional perks for staff well-being.

Benefits

Market leading pay rates

Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)

Free compliance training

NEST Pension Scheme

Flexibility in creating your own rota

Life Assurance (2 x salary)

Responsibilities

• Acting as a role model by leading and supervising carers day-to-day.
• Ensure good team working.
• Motivate, support and mentor the staff when needed.
• Organising staff allocations and breaks.
• Promote the professional image of the services.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Takes pride in working with vulnerable people

Effective decision making and judgement

Strong planning and organisation skills

Education

Successfully completed NVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care

Job description

Overview

At Liaise, we are inspired by our values of Positive, Progressive, and Personal support and we are looking for a Team Leader who believes in our vision to ensure that every person we support leads a happy, purposeful life. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Support Worker or Care Assistant to take the next step in their career.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a role model by leading and supervising carers day-to-day, working alongside them and completing regular staff appraisals.
• Ensure good team working.
• Motivate, support and mentor the staff when needed.
• Organising staff allocations and breaks.
• Promote the professional image of the services through excellent communication, appropriate behaviour and professional appearance.

Requirements

• Strong communication skills
• Takes pride in working with vulnerable people and takes safeguarding responsibilities seriously
• Effective decision making and judgement
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Successfully completed NVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care (or equivalent)
• Achieves all Health & Safety standards

What we will provide

• Market leading pay rates
• Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)
• Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card
• Access to Wagesteam - our financial wellbeing app that lets you access your pay as and when you earn it, get discounts at supermarkets and helps you save
• Employee Assistance Programme (access to free telephone counselling and legal advice)
• Free compliance training, and opportunities to develop
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Flexibility in creating your own rota to suit your life
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Life Assurance (2 x salary)

If you feel you would be a suitable candidate for the Team Leader position, please feel free to apply and one of our dedicated Recruitment team members will be in touch.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds - we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments. Please note the Support Worker role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.