Team Leader Support Worker

LDA Care Ltd; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonus (£250)

Perkbox benefits

Wellbeing package

Specialist training

Ongoing training and coaching

Career progression opportunities

Pension enrolment

Paid holiday

Sick pay

Weekly pay

Job summary

LDA Care Ltd is hiring a Team Leader Support Worker in Macclesfield to lead a small team delivering hands-on care to adults with mental health needs in a supported living setting. You will supervise rotas, train staff, and ensure care plans and risk assessments are accurately implemented.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment. A driving licence is desirable for site travel and transition activities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on care experience with mental health clients.
• Leadership experience in a supported living/residential setting.
• Strong communication and teaching abilities.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Understanding of PBS practice is desirable.
• Willingness to travel to Middlesbrough during transition is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the care team, manage rotas, and coordinate training.
• Conduct in-house induction training for new starters.
• Ensure risk assessments are updated and shared with the team.
• Complete/collate timesheets and liaise with payroll.
• Oversee equipment maintenance and weekly fire checks.
• Cover shifts as contingency and work every other weekend.

Skills

Hands-on care

Leadership

Time management

Communication skills

Organisation skills

PBS Practice

Willingness to travel

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Description: Team Leader Support Worker

Pay: £14.50 Standard Rate

Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 awarded (T&C's apply)

We are currently recruiting a Team Leader Support Workerjoin our team supporting adults with needs in the Macclesfield area.

Please note we are not a recruitment agency.

The Role

The ideal candidate will be confident working from their own initiative and able to adapt to changing needs. You will play a vital role in supporting clients with complex mental health needs, promoting independence, and facilitating meaningful community engagement. Consistency and reliability are essential.

The service in Macclesfield is a supported living service for 3 individuals, each with their own self-contained apartment and core team. Primary diagnosis of Mental health need, the individuals we support may also have:

• Learning disabilities
• Personality Disorder including EUPD
• Self-harm and Suicidal ideation

Role Description - Duties

• Hands-on care, supporting the client with their daily routines, encouraging independence in all areas this will be achieved via the management of the rota. You would be expected to cover shifts as a contingency
• Working every other weekend.
• Supervise the care team, manage rotas and co-ordinate training based on learning needs
• Conduct in-house Induction Training with new starters
• Ensure outcomes of appointments are shared with the team and implemented in daily care routines
• Write and update Risk Assessments in collaboration with Service Manager.
• Ensure Risk Assessments are in place for all equipment used by Care Team in collaboration with Service manager.
• Complete/collate timesheets and communicate with Service Manager and Payroll team.
• Organise equipment reviews and book maintenance and servicing for all devises, this would include reconciling the client’s finances (money tin) and weekly fire checks as per Policy.

Experience and Skills Required

• Hands-on experience of supporting individuals with Mental Health.
• Experience as a Support Worker / Team Leader in a Supported Living Setting or Residential Home
• Working in a family/private home
• Excellent communication and teaching skills
• Strong administrative and organisation skills
• Computer literate and accurate record keeping
• Understanding and experience of PBS Practice
• Able to Lead by example
• Time management
• Able to stay calm in challenging situations

Essential Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker, Team Leader, or similar leadership role
• Strong experience supporting individuals with complex mental health needs (essential)
• Highly driven, able to work independently, and confident in decision making
• Must be active and energetic, as the client enjoys being out in the community
• Experience with auditing processes to a reasonable level
• Excellent communication skills and a strong person-centred focus
• Willingness and ability to travel to Middlesbrough several times a week during transition

About the Client: The client enjoys:

• Socialising and spending time with others
• Going out for meals
• Listening to music
• Staying active and engaging in community activities

Support these interests while promoting independence, stability, and positive routines

What’s great about being a Care Team Leader

The mixed role of providing hands-on care and coordinating a care team is both challenging and rewarding. As a Care Team Leader, you will build and maintain strong relationships with the client, their family, the care team, and wider multidisciplinary teams. You will have the opportunity to positively influence the whole team to provide the best outcomes for the client.

Home not hospital will provide you with a plan to progress within the company and or to upskill you to progress within the care field. We will offer a permanent contract, good rate of pay and further training and development as per your PDA suggests.

What's in it for you!?

• £250 when you introduce a Friend *
• Perkbox benefit (Shopping & groceries savings)
• Employee wellbeing assistance package (EAP & Virtual GP)
• Free specialisttraining
• Ongoing training & coaching
• Opportunities to progress & develop
• Pension enrolment
• Paid holiday
• Sick pay
• Weekly Pay

Schedule:

• 12-hour shifts – 08:00 to 20:00 / 20:00 to 08:00
• Monday to Sunday rota
• Alternative weekend availability
• Overtime

Licence/Certification:

• Mental Health (MUST)
• Driving Licence (Desirable)

*Refer a friend bonus is payable at

• £125 once the referred individual has successfully completed their first shift.
• £125 once the referred individual has successfully completed their probation period.

Website: https://specialisthomecaregroup.co.uk/

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