Team Leader - North Down and Ards, Northern Ireland - £13.80 per hour

Shaftesbury; Ards and North Down District; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus £500 on completion of 12

Birthday day off on birthday

Gift vouchers for good/outstanding

Recognition gifts up to £50

Excellent training package

Annual leave 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Pension Scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shaftesbury North Down and Ards is seeking a Team Leader to oversee daily operations, support staff, and ensure person-centred care for people we support.

The role requires an NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or willingness to achieve it; sleep-in and on-call responsibilities include extra payments (£60 per sleep-in, £10 per on-call session).

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in health and social care or willingness to work towards this qualification.
• Ability to cover sleep-in sessions and be on On Call rota.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the service and support the staff team and people supported.
• Be part of the On Call rota and cover sleep-in sessions as required.

Skills

Team leadership

Care planning

Staff supervision

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury North Down and Ards we are recruiting for a Team Leader.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.

About the role

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.

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.

There will be a requirement to cover sleep in sessions. You will be paid an additional £60 per sleep in.

As a Team Leader you will be required to be part of the On Call rota for the service. You will be paid an additional £10 per session.

North Down Ards is an Independent Living service. 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.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

• Welcome to Shaftesbury bonus of £500 on completion of 12 months of employment (terms apply)

• Happy Birthday to you! As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement.

• Great RQIA, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by RQIA in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.

• We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.

• Excellent training package provided for all staff.

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.

• Pension Scheme.

• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is 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.