Team Leader

Voyage Care; Strood; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Strood is looking for a passionate Team Leader to enhance the quality of life for individuals with complex needs. This role involves daily management, staff supervision, and supporting people to gain independence. Ideal candidates will have prior experience and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care. Join us to make a real difference in the lives of others and enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is required.
• Experience working with individuals with acquired brain injury.
• Ability to manage and supervise staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain independence in their daily lives.
• Assist the Manager with day-to-day supervision and management.
• Conduct supervision and appraisals of staff.

Skills

Experience with Huntington Disease

Handling medication

Delegation among large staff teams

Support for individuals with complex needs

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview

Team Leader - Rochester - £13.59 per hour

Previous experience is essential as well as experience in working with Huntington Disease.

Typical shifts are: 40 hours per week, 3 long days per week for 2 weeks & 2 weeks 2 long days and 1 short shift.

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Role overview

Team Leaders with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Team Leader to join us in leading our residential service in Rochester. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Responsibilities

As a Team Leader with us you\'ll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, conducting supervision and appraisals, developing and updating care plans, ordering medication, ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances and day-to-day management of the service in the absence of the manager. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Team Leaders are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

Qualifications

We’re interested in our Team Leader having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Team Leader should have previous experience in a similar role and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care. We require our candidates to have experience handling medication and delegating amongst a large staff team as well as experience working with individuals with acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

How to apply

Don\'t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we\'re supporting! All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.