Team Leader - Aylesbury

Brainkind; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A competitive rate per hour

33 Days AL

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Brainkind in Aylesbury seeks a Team Leader to supervise a team of support workers, delivering high-quality social and vocational support for people with brain injuries. You will guide and develop staff in line with individual plans, policies, and regulatory standards.

You’ll contribute to professional team performance, coordinate relationships with stakeholders, and ensure ongoing compliance with quality audits while maintaining a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care/support environment.
• Knowledge of current legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to prioritise and organise workload.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of support workers to meet individual support plans.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders to uphold Brainkind's reputation.
• Travel as required to support other locations within the division.
• Set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct.
• Support compliance with Brainkind quality audits and health and safety duties.

Skills

Care experience

Communication skills

Flexibility

Health & safety knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3

Willingness to progress

Job description

Aylesbury

Hours: Flexible working hours

Why join us?

Team Leader. Aylesbury. Salary: A competitive rate of up to £15.05 per hour with a £1 enhancement on Weekends and Bank Holidays. Hours: Flexible working hours. Working in brain injury rehabilitation is different to other kinds of Team Leader role. You’re there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently. Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other. Located in Aylesbury, Kent House is a specialist residential centre providing continuing rehabilitation and specialist care and support for people with acquired brain injury (ABI). It forms part of the nationwide network of rehabilitation support services provided by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT).

The Role

As a Team Leader your main purpose will be to contribute and have responsibility for providing quality social and vocational support services for the people we support. You will lead, supervise and develop a team of support workers to ensure the needs of those we support are met according to their individual support plan in line with company policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

Main Duties Will Include

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in order to compliment and contribute to the positive reputation of the company.
• To provide line management to a designated team of staff within a specified group at a location or group of locations within the allocated division.
• To undertake any reasonable traveling requirements in order to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. This may include supporting other locations within the Division as required.
• To set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct within the team supervised.
• To lead and support compliance with Brainkind quality audits.
• To lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate
• To contribute information for the accurate notification of incidents/accidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
• Represent the Brainkind at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.

Requirement

• NVQ / QCF level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months

Skills/Experience Required

• Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
• Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, being able to prioritise , plan and organise the work load

Rewards

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive rate of Up to £16.05 per hour
• 33 Days AL
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking

• All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind is a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.