Team Leader for Shannon

Beyond Limits; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Annual leave

Critical illness cover

Life Insurance

Induction program

Training programs

Career development

Make a difference

Job summary

Beyond Limits is seeking a Team Leader to support Shannon and guide her new team as she moves into her own home. You will be trained to understand autism, respond to Shannon’s evolving needs, and help the team work in a person-centred way so she can live more independently and pursue her goals.

Shannon may find routine changes challenging; you will help her settle in, and you must be comfortable around dogs. The role includes long day sleepovers, waking nights, and driving responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting people with autism.
• Willingness to drive own car.
• Leadership experience or potential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a new team to support Shannon in her home.
• Respond to Shannon’s changing needs in a person-centred way.
• Support Shannon to live more independently and pursue goals.
• Manage shifts including waking nights and long day sleepovers.

Skills

Leadership

Autism support

Driving

Job description

We’re looking for a Team Leader with leadership skills to support Shannon and lead her new team as she prepares to move into her own home. You’ll need a good understanding of autism and the ability to respond to Shannon’s changing needs. You’ll help the team work together in a person-centred way, supporting Shannon to live more independently and pursue her goals.

Shannon may find changes to her routine challenging and will rely on your support as she settles into her new home. She loves her Yorkshire terrier, so you must be comfortable around dogs. She also enjoys going to the cinema and spending time on social media.

Contract: 37.5h - Includes long day sleepovers and waking nights.

Essential for the role: A driver who is willing to use his own car.

Ideally you will:

• Be able to do waking nights as part of the shift pattern
• Have a proactive, can-do attitude
• Be able to demonstrate resilience and patience
• Be reliable and flexible
• Be able to hold firm boundaries
• Be kind and understanding
• Have leadership skills
• Be open minded and non-judgmental
• Have experience of supporting people with autism

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award-Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high-quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone's life

No Sponsorships available

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee; however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).

To be discussed at the Interview / Next stage – Competitive rate (dependent on experience)