Team Leader - OakGar Recruitment : Job Details

Are you ready for a new challenge, and want to be rewarded for your efforts?

Do you provide a natural person-centred approach with a desire to enable those who you support to achieve greater independence?We are currently working on behalf of a specialist care organisation who are looking for a Team Leader to make a difference in their service in Instow, Devon who can commit to a flexible rota. The service prides itself on providing the highest level of care to individuals with complex needs, multiple learning disabilities, mental health problems and autism, so experience within this client group would be desirable. There are also opportunities to progress within the company.

Job Purpose of a Team Leader:

• Motivate and inspire your teams to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching and leadership by example.
• Acting as a role model and leader in the delivery of active support, you will empower the people you support to have active and fulfilling lives aligned with their needs and aspirations.
• Working collaboratively with the other members of the service leadership team you will help to oversee and manage the smooth running of this service including rostering, support plans, staff deployment and managing budgets.
• Work in co-operation with members of multi-disciplinary health and social teams to maximise opportunity for service user care.
• Help to organise implementation of relevant policies and procedures.
• Help to implement and maintain the standards required by legislation related to service delivery.

Responsibilities of a Team Leader:

• Being an empathetic, compassionate, and patient individual by providing in person-centred approaches for those who you support and leading your team to success.
• Being an effective communicator with the ability to influence others and to ensure you get the best from your team. You will possess excellent leadership and team management skills to ensure you and your team work collaboratively and effectively.
• Being an effective coach and mentor for your team and possess good IT skills.
• Ability to think on your feet and making the commitment to see things through and get the best outcomes for the people you support.
• Carrying out risk assessments, individual needs assessment and updating these, as required, as part of quality compliance and risk management system.

Requirements:

• Having a strong understanding of best practice in delivering support to people with different needs and a passion for doing so.
• You will have excellent communication and people management skills and have knowledge and a good understanding of current CQC regulations and compliance within the new framework with a proven track record of quality assurance and service improvement.
• Their services operate 24/7, 365 days a year and shift patterns will include early mornings and late evenings with occasional sleep-ins and waking nights and you must be flexible to cover the rota at the service.

What they offer you:

• £14.44 p/h
• Excellent Career Progression
• Further Qualifications and Training
• Attractive Benefits Package
• Company Pension Scheme