Care Team Leader - Liversedge

Job Description

DBS Paid for by Lifeways

£11.42 per hour

Excellent Holidays & Benefits

The Team Leader is responsible for supporting a team of support workers to ensure that excellent services are delivered to individuals we support. .  This role is a rewarding supervisory role and the Team Leader will formally and informally (through the use of mentorship, role modelling etc) supervise each Support Worker on a regular basis through their career with Lifeways.

Accountable to: Service / Registered Manager

Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 and/or minimum of three years’ experience within the learning disability or mental health sector. Minimum of one year of management or supervisory experience 

Job Purpose:

• To work with the registered manager in a residential care setting, ensuring that systems and standards are maintained to a high quality.
• To ensure compliance with all external regulatory standards.
• To provide support and supervision to support workers 

Key Responsibilities:

• To support and supervise the delivery of person centred services to all people using the service, and ensure positive behaviour support is promoted at all times.
• To ensure individuals living at Greenland’s View are supported to achieve goals and have a good quality of life.
• To promote and support the health and safety of both people using the service and support staff
• To ensure that the actions of all staff directly supporting people using the service support their care, protection and well-being
• To develop own knowledge and practice relative to continuous service improvement
• To ensure key records are maintained

Personal Attributes and Skills

• To be able to shift plan and have excellent time keeping
• Organized with ability to meet deadlines and fulfil obligations generally
• Excellent communication skills
• Sympathetic
• Person Centred Approach to service delivery