Team Leader

Embrace; Kells; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New joiner bonus €250

Overtime premiums

Double time on Public Holidays

Sunday Premium

Paid breaks

Fortnightly pay

Roster flexibility

Refer-a-Friend €150

Employment Assistance Programme

Bike-to-Work Scheme

Sponsored QQI Level 7 and Level 8

Job summary

Embrace, an Irish family-owned support provider, seeks an experienced Team Leader to guide a dedicated staff team delivering person-centred services to residents with intellectual disabilities and related conditions.

You will supervise staff, promote the strengths-based approach, and ensure quality care while managing rota patterns and fostering professional development. QQI Level 5 healthcare or Nursing degree required; driving licence essential.

Qualifications

• Hold a QQI/Fetac Level 5 qualification in healthcare with at least 1 year’s experience in disability services.
• Hold a Nursing Degree and be registered in the relevant division of the NMBI Live Register.
• Experience overseeing staff supervision is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the care team to deliver a strengths-based, person-centred service.
• Provide guidance and support to ensure delivery on Embrace's vision and values.
• Foster a collaborative team culture and professional development of staff.
• Manage rosters and ensure staffing requirements are met.
• Support the Person in Charge in their duties when required.
• Develop the next generation of Team Leaders within the organisation.

Skills

Team Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

QQI/Fetac Level 5 Healthcare

Nursing Degree

Job description

About Us

Embrace is an Irish, family-owned provider of support services for people with intellectual disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and acquired brain injuries. Our service is based around our five core values of Energy, Kindness, Empowerment, Quality and Happiness. These values underpin our strengths-based and person-centred approach, which together form the ethos of our service.

The role of the Team Leader is essential to ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality strengths-based service that focuses on our residents' core interests and encourages their development of new skills.

• As a Team Leader, you are responsible for ensuring our services are built on recognising each resident's strengths and abilities to support each individual to continue learning and growing socially.
• You are also responsible for providing your team with guidance and support and ensuring that they deliver on our promise of a strengths-based approach with our residents.
• Encouraging a supportive and collaborative culture among your team.
• Ensuring the ongoing focus on residents' strengths and uncovering new ways of developing these.
• Understanding and delivering on Embrace's core Vision, Mission, and Values.
• Assuming management responsibilities in the absence of the Person in Charge.
• Fostering the development of team members to become the next Embrace Team Leads while we support you on your professional journey.

What we offer the successful candidates

• Competitive basic salary of between €36,400-39,100 (dependant on experience)
• New joiner bonus of €250 for full-time staff
• Overtime premiums per hour
• Double time on Public Holidays
• Sunday Premium
• Paid breaks
• Fortnightly pay
• Roster to suit your work/life balance
• Refer-a-Friend Program - €150 per referral
• Employment Assistance Programme, an independent support service for staff
• Bike-to-Work Scheme
• Sponsored QQI Level 7 and Level 8 courses

Requirements

• Your profile:

  • Hold a QQI/Fetac level 5 qualification in healthcare with at least 1 year's experience in disability services OR
  • Hold a Nursing Degree (be registered in the relevant division of the live register of nurses, maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
  • Experience in overseeing the supervision of staff would be highly desirable
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Full manual driving licence