Team Leader

As a Team Leader your role is to ensure that you assist the Service Manager with the day to day running of the service whilst also providing key support to Support Workers on shift. As a Team Leader you will:

• Managing a team of Support Workers
• Provide leadership and motivation
• Managing Rota's
• Supervise and mentor team members
• Facilitate the day to day running of services
• Monitor the quality of support given
• Liaise with other agencies
• Think creatively about the type of support we can offer
• Ensure that relevant documentation in updated and maintained
The role of Team Leader is incredibly important for the service, as you will be that vital link between the house and management team.

To be a successful Team Leader you should be an experienced social care professional who is comfortable in their abilities, allowing you to mentor and train team members. You should combine a willingness to think outside the box with the reliability and intuition expected of a Team Leader. All candidates should be confident in their ability to conduct 1-2-1s and performance reviews and have some knowledge of how to get the best out of staff. Previous experience of managing would be beneficial, but all applicants should be IT literate and have strong verbal and written communication skills., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

United Response is looking for an experienced social care Team Leader to join our busy supported living services and help to continue re-defining the way person centred support is done. As a leading disability charity our primary focus is the people we support and ensuring they are able to live the life they choose. We are bringing support work in to the 21st century and this is a great opportunity for a manager with vision and compassion to continue that drive.

Given the nature of this service, you should hold a full drivers licence and have access to your own vehicle. The rewards In addition to the opportunity to work towards your level 5 and positively impact people's lives, you will receive:
• £13.00 per hour
• 20 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time)
• Additional annual leave after 3 and 5 years' service
• Pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• 2x basic salary life assurance scheme
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
Please note that this role will involve elements of weekend and evening work as well as the need to form part of the on-call rota and the successful applicant will be subject to a full DBS check.