Team Leader - Gateshead - £13.00 per hour

Livability; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading disability charity is seeking a Team Leader to oversee the daytime running of services in Gateshead. The role involves supporting both staff and individuals receiving care, ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should have or be willing to obtain an NVQ Level 3 in health and social care. This position offers various benefits including welcome bonuses, generous leave, and an excellent training package.

Benefits

Welcome bonus of £500

Birthday time off

CQC rewards

Recognition opportunities

Excellent training package

Generous annual leave

Pension Scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work towards NVQ Level 3 in health and social care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the service.
• Support the staff team and the individuals supported.
• Participate in sleep-in sessions and On Call rota.

Education

NVQ Level 3 in health and social care

Job description

Overview

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury North East we are recruiting for a Team Leader. We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce. We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do. Our disability services across adult care, children’s care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

Responsibilities

As a Team Leader it will be your duty to oversee the day to day running of the service. This will include supporting the staff team and the people supported.

• Cover sleep-in sessions with an additional £60 per sleep in.
• Be part of the On Call rota for the service with an additional £10 per session.

Shaftesbury North East is an Independent Living service run by Shaftesbury. Shaftesbury Independent Living specialises in providing flexible, client-driven approach to care, health and inclusion requirements for people with a wide range of needs and living situations. Whether support is needed for an hour or two, or up to 24 hours a day, we help people to get the most out of life and their local community. This service, which embraces homecare, accessing local activities, community support and day services, supports all ages from late teens to elderly people.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have obtained a NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or are willing to work towards this qualification.

Benefits & Perks

• Welcome to Shaftesbury bonus of £500 on completion of 12 months of employment (terms apply).
• Birthday time off on your birthday (taken from annual entitlement).
• Great CQC ratings rewards: £30 gift voucher if service rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains; £50 voucher if rated outstanding.
• Recognition opportunities and potential gift vouchers up to £50 for going above and beyond.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Generous annual leave: 25 days + 8 bank holidays (first 5 years); 28 days + 8 bank holidays after 5 years.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to employee assistance program.

About Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury is a disability charity committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them. We promote inclusion and wellbeing for all through a range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expect all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check. We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities; therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.