Team Leader - Young Adults Residential Care

Location Herefordshire
Discipline: Permanent
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Finley Chatfield
Contact email: finley.chatfield@blackstone-recruitment.co.uk
Job ref: J5881

Team Leader – Young Adult Residential Care

Location: Hertfordshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time – 40 hours per week - Shifts

Annual Salary: £30,056 - £32,802 per year for a 40 hour week 

 

The Role:

Our client currently looking for a Team Leader. Rated CQC Outstanding the location of the role is set within 14 acres, offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, They support each of our young people through the transition from education into adulthood with a focus on person-centred programmes to promote independence.

 

Key responsibilities:

  • Provide support to the Care Managers through the management, motivation and coaching of a team of support workers and Senior Support workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first. 
  • Be responsible for a team that provide appropriate physical and emotional support to the young people through the work of the care team within a residential environment and with off-site activities. This will include:
  • Help with the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training.
  • Carry out supervisions along with dealing with Performance Management issues within your team. 
  • Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times.
  • Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date. 
  • Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities
  • Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care. 

 

Experience: 

  • QCF Level 3 in Adult Social Care
  • Shift / team leading experience
  • Superb communication skills
  • Highly organised
  • Ability to lead and motivate  

Benefits and Additional Information

  • 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
  • Life assurance and pension
  • Perkbox - access to shopping discounts
  • Car lease scheme
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.  
  • Free parking

 

Blackstone benefits:

✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant

✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs

✅Complete onboarding support

✅Informed tailored career advice

✅Personalised job alerts

✅Unlimited referral bonus

 

For further information on this role, please contact Finley Chatfield at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.