Team Leader - Severe & Profound Adult Learning Disabilities Residential

Jarrodean Personnel Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking a Band 5 Team Leader for a Residential Home in Guernsey, supporting adults with severe learning disabilities. You'll lead a team of Support Workers, ensuring quality care. The role offers a competitive salary range of £38,744 to £49,970 plus bonuses and benefits, including a £5,000 relocation payment and three months' free accommodation. Ideal candidates will have experience with Autism/learning disabilities and possess strong leadership qualities.

Benefits

Higher-than-UK salary

Annual bonus of £1,605

Relocation payment of £5,000

Three months initial free accommodation

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with Autism and/or Learning Disability.
• Clean driving license.
• Newly qualified Learning Disabilities Nurses may apply.

Responsibilities

• Oversee care and support for service users.
• Lead and motivate support workers in the team.
• Promote wellbeing and quality of life of service users.

Skills

Reliability

Honesty

Patience

Resilience

Motivation

Leadership skills

Education

Registered Nurse or AHP or Social Worker with UK registration

Job description

Applications are invited from committed and experienced Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals or Social Workers to join the Severe & Profound Adult Learning Disabilities Residential Home team as Band 5 Team Leader within the Adult Learning Disabilities Service on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

This Home provides support to service users with severe, profound and multiple learning disabilities, complex physical and sensory disabilities, and behaviour that challenge, including those who require 24 hour care.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Band 6 Deputy Manager, you will provide and oversee care and support for your Service Users, leading and motivating the Band 3 and Band 4 Support Workers in your team.

The home aims to promote the wellbeing, independence and quality of life of service users, while ensuring their safety and dignity. This may include cleaning, shopping, washing, ironing, cooking, personal care, managing finances, accessing the community. Service users are encouraged to participate in these activities with the staff.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but has applied their own salary scale. The current Band 5 salary range is £38,744 to £49,970 plus an annual bonus of £1,605 and higher unsocial hours enhancements; 36% evening/Saturday and 72% Sunday/BH. Annual leave starts at 36 days up to 42 days with full credit for NHS service for annual leave and sick leave.

Person requirements

• Registered Nurse, AHP or Social Worker with appropriate UK statutory professional registration as applicable.
• Current or recent experience supporting Adults with Autism and/or Learning Disability.
• Newly or soon-to-qualify Learning Disabilities Nurses looking to start their post-registration career as part of this team may be considered.
• Current clean driving licence.
• Personal Qualities to include; Reliability, Honesty, Patience, Resilience, Motivation and Leadership skills.

Benefits

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• An annual bonus of £1,605.
• Registered Nurse applicants will recieve an additional £3,000 bonus on completion of two, then four years service.
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT.
• A relocation payment of £5,000.
• Three months initial free accommodation.
• On-site Staff Accommodation or a generous allowance for private rental accommodation.
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.

If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.