Team Leader

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Do you have a strong background in team management? Would you like the opportunity to become a Team Leader, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?

As a Team Leader for our Supported Living services at Hertfordshire, you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Supporting the Service Manager and/or Deputy Service Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for My Homecare to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering excellent support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.

My Homecare supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and who align with our values.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way. We are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

As a Team Leader, you will work with the Service Manager/Deputy Service Manager to ensure that all regulatory and legislative requirements, internal standards (Housing/Quality/Compliance), and local authority contractual standards are met.

You will have responsibilities on and off shift, fulfilling 80% of your working week on shift, in service. You will coach and mentor new staff, supporting them to achieve their care certificate. Leading a culture of collaborative working to benefit the people we support to receive the highest standard of care, whilst working in partnership with families and other circles of support.

You will act as a role model and a custodian for our culture, making My Homecare a great place to work. Ensuring that the staff team assist and encourage people to become part of their community, whether that be in a job, education, developing and maintaining meaningful relationships, exploring leisure options, or supporting them to express themselves the way they choose.

You will lead and promote good practice, the health, safety, and wellbeing of the people we support, whilst respecting choice, ensuring risk assessments are completed and updated regularly, making full use of the My Homecare systems.

If you have the passion for delivering high-quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life, then this is the role for you.

We offer

• Annual Leave: 28 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
• Apprenticeships: My Homecare will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management within the first 12-18 months of your employment.
• Training: Access to award-winning training and development
• Mobile phone provided
• Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for My Homecare

About you

• You will have recent experience in leading shifts, motivating colleagues, and coaching and mentoring teams.
• You will have knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to adults with learning disabilities, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and Positive Behavioural Support management and techniques.
• You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role.
• You need to hold a Level 2 diploma in Adult Social Care and be willing to undertake the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Social Care within an agreed timescale as part of development.
• You will have the ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership, especially performance.
• Ability to commute/relocate: Care: 2 years in the supported living settings. (required)
• Full time / permanent

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 2 or higher in Health and Social Care (required)
• Driving Licence (required)