Team Leader - Nights

Leonard Cheshire Disability; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a Team Leader, overseeing care for individuals with disabilities. In this full-time role, you will provide supervision and support to a dedicated team, ensuring that residents achieve their personal aspirations and maintain independence. With competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development, it’s an exciting time to be part of Leonard Cheshire’s mission.

Benefits

Flexible pay options (Wagestream)

Free Blue Light card with discounts

Generous annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Excellent training programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting is essential.
• Willing to work towards relevant qualifications.
• Supervisory experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Support Workers effectively.
• Promote positive outcomes for disabled residents.
• Ensure high-quality personal support for daily tasks.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Supervision

Flexibility

Creativity

Education

NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

L4 NVQ/SVQ

Job description

Full time, 36 hours - nights

3 nights per week including every other weekend

A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.

The Manor is a residential home which houses 22 residents with a variety of different disabilities and needs.

As a Team Leader with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. You will provide effective supervision of a team of Support Workers, lead with passion and enthusiasm promoting positive outcomes for disabled people with a flexible and proactive approach.

You will ensure our customers receive the very best care, personal support and assistance with daily life tasks. Supporting our Person Centred approach, you will ensure maximum independence for our customers and helping them to achieve individual aspirations.

This is a challenging yet exciting opportunity, offering you the chance to grow and develop as a member of the Leonard Cheshire team, further enhancing your already successful career as a care professional.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Ideally have a level of professional development and registration (NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, L4 NVQ/SVQ) or willing to work towards a relevant qualification.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Have experience in supervising a team.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Be experienced in working within a care setting.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.

Your benefits and rewards

As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream, the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact [e-mail] or call 0792 530 2565