Team Leader / Senior Support Worker

There are many roles and responsibilities of a Team Leader and these will also include the same responsibilities as a Support Worker (Below):

• Providing physical support which may include helping with household tasks and personal care.


• Providing emotional support for an individual and their families.


• Supporting and helping with health care needs, including routine checks or administrating medication.


• Encouraging and supporting the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.


• Teaching life skills, such as shopping, using public transport and paying for bills.


• Working with other healthcare professionals to ensure that all care needs meet the highest possible standards.


Making friends is often difficult for the people we support, and so a key responsibility of support work is promoting and planning meaningful days. This can be supporting people to enjoy their hobbies and interests, helping them to get involved in community groups, or encouraging them to learn a new skill like cooking or painting. For many people we support, communication is not easy. An important aspect of the job is understanding how the person communicates and how others can best communicate with them.

The role of a Team Leader will involve these additional duties below

• Shift leading and planning


• Supporting the managers in the running of the homes


• Problem solving


• Supervising staff


• Developing staff members


• Collating and checking timesheets each month


• Ordering, recording and managing medication


• Chair staff meetings


• Managing stock within the homes (groceries, cleaning products etc)


• Completing vehicle checks


• Checking maintenance log book


• Replenishing financial forms and filing receipt


• Safe access in order to manage and replenish petty cash/household
  
  · A minimum of 2 years experience of working with adults with learning disabilities


· Achieved or working towards Diploma level 3 in Adult Social Care or equivalent

· Available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week with sleep in duties

· Have demonstrated an understanding of the CQC fundamental standards and applied them to their practise

· Have demonstrated good leadership and decision making skills

· Have demonstrated good communication skills

· Have a good attendance and conduct record

Person Specification

· Computer literate

· Good leadership, communication and decision making skills

· Well motivated

· Organised

· Approachable,
• supervisory: 1 year (preferred)


• Caring: 2 years (required)


Licence/Certification:

• NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in Health & Social Care Or Equivalent (preferred)
  
  Ryan Quality Care Homes is a private family-run care and support organisation who prides itself on its personal, family-approach to care.


In December 2019, Ryan Q C Homes LTD. were awarded joint 1st place out of 174 local care providers, by Northamptonshire County Council's commissioning framework, for people with a learning disability.

Founded in 1998 - 23 years on, Ryan Q C Homes LTD. has evolved into a dynamic care organisation, which supports a diverse range of individuals, with varying needs and abilities.

Currently supporting 44 individuals across twelve properties, Ryan Q C Homes LTD. is considered to be one of Northamptonshire's leading care and support providers.

Be a Critical Key Worker within Northamptonshire's leading care provider - supporting adults with learning disabilities - from 18 years+

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50-£12.80 per hour

Expected hours: 38 per week,
• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site parking


• Store discount


Schedule:

• 12 hour shift


• 8 hour shift