Team Leader (Doncaster)

ivolve care & support; Doncaster; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate team leader to oversee social care operations. In this fulfilling role, you will empower adults with various needs, ensuring they receive the highest standards of care and support. Your leadership will inspire your team to deliver exceptional service, fostering a positive and person-centered environment. With a focus on quality, people, and healthy finances, you'll play a crucial role in driving success and enhancing the lives of those you support. Join this dynamic organization and make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

5.6 weeks annual leave

Flexible working hours

Pension

Birthday off with pay

£300 refer a friend scheme

Training and development opportunities

Industry-leading recognition

Support for social, financial and emotional wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating or supervising a team or shift is essential.
• Knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements in social care.

Responsibilities

• Lead social care operations while ensuring high standards of care.
• Support adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

Skills

Team Coordination

Emotional Intelligence

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Resilience

Understanding of Learning Disabilities

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Care

Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care

Tools

Electronic Care Planning Software

Job description

Location: Balby, Doncaster, DN4 9AF

Shifts: Full-time 40 hours per week (Monday to Sunday on a rota basis)

Pay Rate: £13.21 per hour

About Us

We’re one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK today – and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives.

Our support is dynamic, person-centred and fulfilling, so people can enjoy a flourishing life. We deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

Through our Residential, Supported Living and Complex Care services, we support people’s interests and inspire new ones. We do this through a mix of bigger planned activities and smaller everyday goals and tasks. We really understand each individual, so we create a person-centred plan to help them strive every day.

We're very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in by ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024’.

Our Values

Our values reflect us all and they’re at the heart of everything we do. They set out our culture, the way we behave and the way we do things.

Our colleagues are passionate, kind and resilient and they go the extra mile for the people we support and each other. We have this expectation of all of our colleagues. As a leader, you’ll embody our values in action and inspire and motivate your teams to do the same.

Role Overview

As a passionate team leader, you will lead our social care operations for a team within one of our homes or groups of supported living services.

Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care, support and culture, team coordination and compliance (with company and regulatory requirements).

You’ll support adults with various needs such as learning disabilities, autism, ABI, and mental health, helping them to flourish in a place they call home. You’ll empower the people we support to be ambitious and live fulfilled lives while inspiring your team to deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

We operate our business to the ‘power of 3’ – Quality, People, Healthy Finances. These three key areas fuel and support each other and our overall performance – we focus on them equally and work in partnership with our expert functions to deliver on key outcomes.

Quality

You’ll ensure the people we support have great experiences and outcomes through leading practice and driving quality experiences through highly effective governance.

People

You’ll lead practice and complete delegated management tasks to ensure our colleagues are supported and developed to deliver great care and support.

Healthy Finances

You’ll coordinate the team and resources to ensure efficiency.

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

• Level 2 Diploma in Care qualification / Adult Care Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship (or working towards)
• Experience of coordinating / supervising a team or shift.
• Awareness or understanding of people’s needs (who may have a learning disability, mental health condition or ABI).
• Understanding of positive behaviour support, proactive health measures and the CIW / CQC framework.
• Good emotional intelligence.
• Resilience when dealing with challenging or difficult situations.
• Strong organisational / time management skills.
• Strong rota / skills planning.
• Good experience of using IT systems.
• Knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements in social care.
• Honesty, reliability, trustworthiness and a passion to lead by example and make a difference.
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the ISA List (where applicable).

Desirable

• Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care / Team Leading / Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 Apprenticeship
• Previous experience of using electronic care planning / rostering software
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Budget management skills

Our Support

We go beyond expectations for our colleagues as well as the people we support. Our reward package includes much more than pay, 5.6 weeks annual leave, flexible working hours and pension. Your birthday off with pay after a year of service and there is a £300 refer a friend scheme too!

In addition, we also offer the following:

• Industry-leading recognition
• Social, financial and emotional wellbeing
• Training and development to reach your potential

If you’re ready for a job that can truly make a difference and you’re up for a challenge, then this is the role for you!

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