Care Team Leader - Ambient Support : Job Details

Care Team Leader

7 Horse Leaze E6 6WJ

£26,570pa

38 Hours per week

Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, read on!

Who are Ambient Support?

Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with a mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.

Our service in Beckton cares for 5 residents, with complex learning disability needs. Our service encourages activities in and around the community including, farm visits, swimming, shopping, and participating at day centres in the community.

We provide care and support for people with a range of complex and specialist needs which is person centred using a range of support approaches such as Active Support and Positive Behaviour Support to help people gain skills and increase their independence.

The role of our Team Leader:

• To ensure that the best interests of each person we support are at the centre of any decisions made about their life, and to work in partnership with them, their advocates, family, friends and significant others.
• Respecting the values, belief, and culture of everyone
• Ensuring that any concerns, complaints, or requests are responded to promptly and effectively.
• Assessing and minimising risks to keep each individual safe.
• To develop a person-centred team that makes a real difference to people’s lives.
• Coaching and mentoring staff
• To ensure that systems arCare 25896e in place to enable staff to be supported and supervised appropriately.

Skills and attributes of our Care Team leader:

• Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community
• Good communication skills, patience, and flexibility
• An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support
• To be able to undertake a flexible working pattern.
• Flexibility, a 'can do’ attitude and a sense of humour is a must too!
• You will enjoy working independently, as well as part of a team.
• Experience of working with vulnerable people or those with complex needs and have experience and/ or a passion for enhancing individuals’ quality of life through positive behaviour support.
• To support the management and take the lead in service delivery, you will be expected to carry out daily tasks as well as senior duties.
• Have an NVQ L3 in Health & Social Care, or relevant qualification.
• Have supervisory/management experience.

BECOMING PART OF THE AMBIENT FAMILY BRINGS BENEFITS TOO!!

• Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
• National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
• Training and development
• 'Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme.
• Enrolment into defined pension scheme with contribution rates that increase over time (to maximum of 6% of the employee’s pensionable earnings)
• 'Season Ticket’ loan & 'Bike to Work’ scheme.
• 30 days (pro rata for hours worked). This is inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
• Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

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We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.

We are committed to Safeguarding. An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

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