Team Leader role available in Langport!
As a Team Leader you will be responsible for leading a designated group of support workers ensuring that excellent services are delivered to each person supported by Lifeways to enable them to live their best and most independent, happy and fulfilling lives. You will be self-motivated and organised with the ability to meet deadlines to fulfil all obligations of the role. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, be empathetic and have a person-centred approach. As this is a supervisory role you will be expected to supervise your team of Support Workers formally and informally on a regular basis. You will act in accordance with legal and statutory requirements and company policy at all times, demonstrating the values and behaviours expected of all our colleagues.
Qualifications and Experience:
• NVQ Level 3 and/or a minimum of three years’ experience with the learning disability sector is desirable.
• A minimum of one year of management or supervisory experience is desirable.
Purpose:
• Work with the Service/Registered Manager to oversee a supported living service or registered care home, ensuring that systems and standards are maintained to a high quality.
• Comply with all external commissioned and regulatory standards, meeting expected standards.
• Provide support and supervision to Support Workers, to ensure effective and efficient person centred service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support and supervise Support Workers to deliver best practice and meet expected quality standards of care and support and to be on call.
• Support and supervise the delivery of person centred service care and support • Ensure regulatory and compliance standards are met through supporting the Service/Registered Manager maintain effective records and support plan documentation
• Support the Registered/Service Manager ensure operational support colleagues are compliant with all training requirements to undertake their role
• Support the Service/Registered Manager with the completion of accurate rotas and timesheet information 2 • Promote and support the health and safety of the people we support and support colleagues.
• Ensure that the actions of the operational team deliver effective care and promote safety and wellbeing of the people we support
• Develop your own knowledge and practice to deliver continuous service improvement
Key Tasks:
For each area of service delivery you will:
1. Use and develop methods and systems to communicate record and report
2. Contribute to the development and maintenance of healthy and safe practices in the working environment
3. Monitor and Develop practices which promote choice, well-being and protection of all individuals
4. Ensure the service achieve the best possible outcomes for individuals.
5. Ensure individuals and groups are supported appropriately when experiencing significant life events and transitions
6. Compliance
Please click apply if you are interested.