Team Leader - Adult Supported Living

Swanton Care; Hull and East Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond

Long service awards

Employee benefits

Cycle to work

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

Trained mental health

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Employee Voice

Job summary

Swanton Care in Hull is seeking a Team Leader to join a core community support team. You will lead frontline staff delivering person-centred care to adults who live in supported living arrangements, ensuring dignity and independence.

This role covers day, night and weekend shifts with full-time hours (40 per week). You will need strong communication, adaptability and commitment to safeguarding. Full training and a supportive environment are provided.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Hold or work towards NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

About The Role

We are recruiting Team Leader to join a core team supporting people in the community who have moved on from more complex services. Supported living services provide people an opportunity to live an independent life in their own home.

Role: Team Leader

Location: Hull

Shifts: Days, nights, weekends

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team. In addition, it is desirable to have:

• Previous experience supporting people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.
• Hold or willing to work towards an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.

The Role

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

What we can offer:

Refer a friend scheme

we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made*

Above and beyond

we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams.We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!

Long service awards

we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service

Employee benefits

app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities

Cycle to work

you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme

Pension

we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life cover

you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.

Funded qualifications

earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton*

Career pathways

we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!

Swanton Educates

we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development

Trained mental health

first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support

Employee Voice

we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

Candidates will require a full reference check and an enhanced DBS.We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offers Act.

About The Service

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, supporting people in their own homes to live an independent life within their community.