Team Leader - Penryn

Brandon Trust; Penryn; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

DBS costs covered

Wagestream access

Job summary

Brandon Trust in Penryn, Cornwall, is seeking a Team Leader to provide visible and supportive leadership for a home-based Supported Living team. You will guide and develop Support Workers, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care while promoting independence and choice for individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

The role requires flexible, hands-on leadership across a 24/7 service. This full-time position offers 37.5 hours per week, with an hourly rate of £16.33–£17.31.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in social care settings.
• Ability to motivate and develop support staff.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team to provide outstanding, person-centred support
• Support people to live the lives they choose, with freedom, choice and independence
• Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision, coaching and guidance to Support Workers
• Support the Locality Manager with team development and performance
• Coordinate rotas and ensure safe and effective staffing levels
• Promote positive outcomes and help people achieve their goals
• Support safe medication practices and monitoring
• Maintain safeguarding, quality and compliance standards
• Ensure service delivery aligns with Brandon Trust policies and regulatory requirements
• Work flexibly alongside your team and provide hands-on support when needed
• Help colleagues develop skills, confidence and practice

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Coaching

Education

Social care qualification

Job description

Team Leader – Penryn

Full-time | 37.5 hours per week

£16.33 – £17.31 per hour

Ready to take your next step in social care leadership? Are you an experienced Support Worker or social care professional ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a Team Leader to join our team in Penryn, Cornwall, providing confident, visible and supportive leadership to a team delivering high-quality, person-centred support within the home.

At Brandon Trust, we work alongside autistic people and people with learning disabilities, supporting them to make their own choices, find their own path and live the lives they want. It’s about creating opportunities, building confidence and supporting people to develop their independence.

As a Team Leader, you’ll play an important part in making that happen.

What you’ll be doing

Working closely with the Locality Manager, you’ll lead, support and develop Support Workers within the Penryn home, helping them deliver consistent, high-quality support.

Your role will include:

• Leading and motivating the team to provide outstanding, person-centred support
• Supporting people to live the lives they choose, with freedom, choice and independence
• Providing day-to-day leadership, supervision, coaching and guidance to Support Workers
• Supporting the Locality Manager with team development and performance
• Coordinating rotas and helping ensure safe and effective staffing levels
• Promoting positive outcomes and helping people achieve their goals and aspirations
• Supporting safe medication practices and effective medication management
• Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, quality and compliance
• Ensuring support is delivered in line with Brandon Trust policies and relevant regulatory requirements
• Working flexibly alongside your team and providing hands‑on support when needed
• Helping colleagues develop their skills, confidence and practice

You’ll bring a calm, resilient and positive approach, with the confidence to make decisions, manage competing priorities and support your team through challenges.

What we’re looking for

You don’t need to have been a Team Leader before. If you have strong experience in social care and are ready for your next career opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience supporting people with learning disabilities, autism or complex needs
• Has experience in a supervisory, senior support or leadership role within social care
• Is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support
• Can lead, motivate, coach and inspire others
• Has strong communication, organisation and decision‑making skills
• Can prioritise workloads and respond confidently when things change
• Understands the importance of safeguarding, quality and compliance
• Is reliable, flexible and resilient
• Takes pride in helping both people we support and colleagues achieve their potential
• Has a relevant social care qualification, or is willing to work towards one
• Has a full UK driving licence – desirable

Why join Brandon Trust?

We know that great support starts with great people. That’s why we’ll invest in you, your development and your wellbeing.

You’ll receive:

• Ongoing training and career development, including professional qualifications
• Contributory pension
• DBS costs covered
• Rotas planned in advance
• Wagestream access for flexible pay and financial wellbeing support
• Shopping discounts, including Blue Light Card, EE perks and Costco membership
• Refer-a-friend payment
• Wellbeing helplines
• Health Cash Plan

About Brandon Trust

At Brandon Trust, enabling people to live freely is at the heart of what we do. We work alongside autistic people and people with learning disabilities, supporting them to make choices, develop confidence, grow their independence and achieve what they want. We believe the right support can create opportunities, remove barriers and help people lead richer, fuller lives.

Our teams make this possible every day. As a Team Leader, you’ll help create an environment where people are supported to be themselves, make choices and achieve the things that matter to them.

Important information

This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week, based within our home in Penryn, Cornwall.

Team Leaders work flexibly across a 24/7 service, including shifts that may include evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

An enhanced DBS check is required.

Brandon Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note: This role does not offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK and hold a valid work visa with a minimum of 12 months' remaining validity at the time of application. Applications from candidates who require sponsorship, or whose visa has less than 12 months' remaining validity, will not be considered.