Team Leader, Adult Supported Living: Lead & Develop Care

Swanton Care & Community Ltd; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

Mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Voice

Monthly staff prize draw

Job summary

Swanton Care & Community Ltd is seeking a Team Leader to support the Service Manager by leading day-to-day management of a shift in our supported living service. The role focuses on empowering the team to deliver person-centred care and to support people in achieving their goals.

You will lead recruitment, induction, supervision, training, and rota management, ensuring safety, quality, and compassionate care at all times.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a care role, supporting people with learning disabilities / behaviours that challenge
• Be able to demonstrate your ability to lead a team/shift
• Ideally, you will be working towards or hold a NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower their team in supporting the people they support to achieve their goals and aspirations
• You will be proactive and support the development and skills of Support Workers. This will include recruitment, induction, supervisions, annual appraisals, training, coaching, rota management, sickness and absence management
• Take the lead to help Support Workers understand their responsibilities and by doing so ensure that safe, effective, caring, responsive and well lead support and care is delivered at all times
• Ensure that all the people we support have person centred support/care plans.
• To oversee and support the development of excellent quality within the service. You will design, develop and maintain excellent service user records.

Skills

Team leadership

Care experience

NVQ Level 3

Recruitment

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Swanton Care & Community Ltd is seeking a Team Leader to support the Service Manager by leading day-to-day management of a shift in our supported living service. The role focuses on empowering the team to deliver person-centred care and to support people in achieving their goals.

You will lead recruitment, induction, supervision, training, and rota management, ensuring safety, quality, and compassionate care at all times.