Team Leader - Perth Services & Studio

Capability Scotland; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holidays

8% pension

Refer a Friend £600

PVG checks funded

Cycle to work

24/7 employee assistance

Job summary

Capability Scotland is seeking a Team Leader to support our Day Centre and Community Outreach services in Perth. You will lead our support teams to deliver person-centred care to adults with complex disabilities, rota management, and recruitment and development of staff.

This role also involves overseeing care plans, medicines procedures, safety and budgeting, while coordinating with families and care professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team within a social care environment is essential.
• Care related SVQ Level 4 or willingness to gain this qualification.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• Driving licence preferred due to travel requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

• Rota management
• Staff management, supervision, recruitment, and development
• Managing supported persons activities
• Health and Safety
• Compiling and checking Care and Support plans for people we support
• Management of medicines procedures
• Financial management for people we support
• Liaising with families, health and care professionals and social workers
• Regular on-call support – Across our Upper Springland Services

Skills

Team leadership

Social care experience

Interpersonal skills

Driving licence

Education

SVQ Level 4 in care

Job description

If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.

Title: Team Leader – £32,391 pa
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: The Studio Hub, Upper Springland and Community Outreach Services– Isla Road, Perth PH2 7HQ

***Benefits - 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service, Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme, Perks at Work, £600 Refer a Friend & much more!***

Housing Support, Care at Home, Residential and Day Services – there’s something for everyone in this role!

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our vibrant Day Centre and Community Outreach teams in Perth. If you’re passionate about supporting adults with complex disabilities and you want every day at work to truly make a difference, this is the role for you.

You will lead our support teams to provide care and support to disabled adults in our purpose-built day hub and within their own homes, residential spaces and communities.

Our Upper Springland Campus offers amazing facilities, including sensory spaces, craft and kitchen areas, hydrotherapy pool, rebound therapy, and an accessible gym all designed to promote independence, creativity, and wellbeing.

As an experienced social care Team Leader, you will ensure that our people continue to receive the exceptional, person-centred support we provide by being responsible for:

• Rota management
• Staff management, supervision, recruitment, and development
• Managing supported persons activities
• Health and Safety
• Compiling and checking Care and Support plans for people we support
• Management of medicines procedures
• Financial management for people we support
• Liaising with families, health and care professionals and social workers
• Regular on-call support– shared between existing group of Team Leaders – Across our Upper Springland Services.

What you need to know

Hours– 37 hours per week

Example Shifts - Monday – Friday: 7.5 hours, (8.30am or 9am – 4.30pm or 5pm)

On-call Support – 7 days out of 28 including evenings and weekends

Experience/qualifications/key skills required

Experience of leading a team within a social care environment is essential, as is a willingness to take on any personal development opportunities. You should have a care related SVQ Level 4, or the willingness to gain this qualification in a given timescale. You should have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative. Driving Licence preferred due to the travel requirements of the role.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary - £32,391 (£16.79 per hour).
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• £600 refer a friend scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts

*Benefits are subject to contractual terms.

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.

What you need to know

Driving licence and access to a vehicle preferred – due to travel requirements of the role.

For more information on this role, you can contact our Admin Team at 01738 632995 quoting reference – CS0909263

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Your interest and application is valued, thank you.

We are actively interviewing for this post and reserve the right to extend or amend the closing date, therefore we encourage you to submit your application promptly.

General Information

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Record/Update. The successful candidate will be required to undergo the appropriate Disclosure Scotland vetting checks prior to appointment.