Team Leader in Care - Supported Living

Radis Community Care; Leominster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Radis Community Care is recruiting a Team Leader for our Supported Living Service in Leominster. You will motivate and guide our support workers to promote independence, dignity and person-centred care while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role blends line management with hands-on support, including health care, personal care, meal preparation, and community engagement. Weekend work on a rotational basis may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of support workers to promote independence and person-centred care.
• Coordinate daily activities, plan rotas, and ensure high standards of record keeping.

Job description

At this present time, we are unable to consider Sponsorship for this role -This role is open to anyone who has the right to live and work in the UK. Please note that we will ask for proof of your immigration status during the application process

Radis Community Care and those we support are currently seeking a positive, caring and compassionate individual to join us as Team Leader at our Supported Living Service in Leominster.

About the role

You will join our team in supporting people with mild learning disabilities to live full, active lives at home and in their local community. No two days are the same, and the role is varied. We treat each person as an individual, providing person-centred support tailored to their needs. As Team Leader, you will motivate and guide our support workers to promote independence, choice, dignity and respect, while maintaining the highest standards of care. We provide a safe, secure home where people can live independently with support from our high-quality team.

The role will blend line management and supervisory tasks, record keeping, organising, co ordinating and facilitating our support teams as well as working alongside the team in supporting with health care, personal care, food preparation, household tasks and supporting individuals to keep in contact with family and friends. Accessing and playing an active role in the community is important and you will support the enablement of individuals to develop the skills and confidence to live a full, active, exciting and independent lifestyle.

Wendy is supported by our team in Leominster; Wendy has shared that when recruiting to her team she is looking for the ideal candidate to understand her learning disability, be kind, fun and to spend time talking to her.

Working Patterns

The role of Team Leader is a full time role, working a combination of administration days and days providing direct support alongside our support worker team. Some weekend working is expected on a rotational basis.

Experience & Qualifications are not Essential – But Kindness, Compassion & Enthusiasm are!

A positive experience of supporting learning disabled adults in a social care setting is great, but your values, enthusiasm, willingness to work hard is more important and we do provide all training. We welcome applications from those with previous Team Leader experience and high quality individuals with previous support worker experience looking for your first step into leadership and management. We are looking for those who want to use their work and life experience, skills and interests to make a difference to the lives of those we support.

About Radis

Established in 2001, Radis has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focussed on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and within their local communities.

We deliver services including Supported Living, Extra Care Services, Visiting Care, Live in Care and Nurse Led Care supporting diverse groups including learning disabled adults, those with physical disabilities, complex health needs, the elderly and those experiencing mental ill health. Our care and support is tailored to meet individual needs, and ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour support.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.