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Team Manager (Derbyshire)

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East Midlands

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

A community care organization in the East Midlands seeks a compassionate leader to manage a team supporting individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs. This role involves mentoring staff, ensuring safe practices, and enhancing community access to work and education. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications and experience in team management, along with excellent communication skills. Competitive benefits include generous leave, enhanced pay, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave
Paid Wellbeing Days
Enhanced sick pay
Discount platform access
Free counselling services
Opportunities for funded training

Qualifications

  • Experience in staff supervision or team management.
  • Flexibility to work across weekdays and weekends.
  • Willingness to travel between local services.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of support staff.
  • Manage staff rotas and performance.
  • Ensure safeguarding practices are upheld.

Skills

Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs
Great communication
Organisational skills
Leadership skills
IT proficiency

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care (or equivalent qualification)

Job description

What Youll Be Doing

  • Leading and mentoring a team of support staff to deliver safe, person:focused care
  • Ensuring safeguarding practices are upheld and concerns are reported appropriately
  • Managing staff rotas, performance, and development plans
  • Overseeing support plans, risk assessments, and health and safety compliance
  • Acting as the main point of contact for professionals, families, and local authorities
  • Supporting individuals with access to work, education, or volunteering opportunities
  • Carrying out service audits and team meetings to ensure quality standards are met

What Youll Need

  • Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs
  • Level 3 Health and Social Care (or equivalent qualification)
  • A background in staff supervision or team management
  • Great communication, organisational and leadership skills
  • IT proficiency and confidence managing systems and records
  • Flexibility to work across weekdays, weekends, and take part in on:call duties
  • Willingness to travel between local services and attend training

What Youll Get

  • Generous annual leave and 2 paid Wellbeing Days each year
  • Enhanced sick pay and maternity/paternity leave
  • Time and a half for bank holiday shifts
  • Access to a discount platform covering 3,500+ retailers
  • Free counselling, occupational health, and physiotherapy services
  • Opportunities for fully funded training, apprenticeships, and nationally recognised qualifications
  • Long service awards, staff recognition schemes, and career progression opportunities
  • Workplace pension scheme and season ticket/travel loan options

We celebrate inclusion and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If youre passionate about enabling people to live independent and fulfilling lives, this is your chance to lead a team that delivers just that.
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