Location: Glasgow, 100 Kerr Street, Glasgow, Scotland, Lanarkshire, G40 2QP
Closing Date: 29th October 2024
Job Type: Full time
Salary: £27,680 Yearly
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people's lives and about the opportunities that Self-Directed Support brings to support each person's individual journey?
Are you an experienced worker in health or social care, looking for an exciting and challenging personal development opportunity?
Do you have excellent Leadership qualities and a willingness and appetite for your own learning and development?
If your answer to these questions is "YES"- you may be the person we are looking for!
At Community Lifestyles, we are committed to developing and delivering high quality, individualised services which support people of all ages with a disability to live a full life, as active citizens within their communities.
In addition to providing direct support to individuals, some of whom may have complex needs, the main responsibilities of the Team Leader role include helping to plan, co-ordinate and monitor service delivery to individuals and to support, supervise and manage workers providing support to these individuals.
We are currently looking to recruit Team Leaders who are highly motivated, confident, and enthusiastic social care practitioners who are able to:
- Make a commitment to individuals, enabling each person we support use their talents, fulfil their dreams and be in control of their life.
- Work creatively and flexibly in their day-to-day work to provide positive leadership and support to their team, prioritising and delegating effectively.
- Work with our Community Development Workers and others to assist in harnessing community assets and maximising independence.
- Commit to their own learning and development.
The post includes evening and weekend working and may include sleep over provision/waking night support, as well as some support to workers out with "normal working hours".
Our staff are our most important asset and as such we offer extensive training and development opportunities, including support to achieve an SVQ 3 and PDA Supervision qualification in Health and Social Care.
You will be part of a supportive, local team and will receive:
- 38 days annual leave, inclusive of public holidays
- Organisation sick pay
- Paid PVG Membership
- Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Card/ Blue Light Ticket Schemes offering discounts and savings
- Registered with Concert for Carers
- Eligible to register for a Costco Membership
- Credit Union Membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension Contributions
About the role
Job title: Team Leader
Accountable to: Assistant support and development manager
Work area: Designated neighbourhood
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Main objectives of the post
- To plan, co-ordinate and monitor the support service to individuals in a specific house/service.
- To support and manage a small team of workers providing the support service to these individuals.
- To work directly with the individuals to provide high quality support in accordance with Community Lifestyles' aims and principles.
- To work as part of the Project's management team, and take management responsibility for the house as necessary and in the absence of the Assistant Support and Development Manager.
Responsibilities within designated part of the larger service
A. With people who are supported
- To build positive relationships with individuals as a basic requisite of the support task.
- To provide direct practical help, support and guidance to individuals in their daily living. This includes: personal care (which may include helping tenants with intimate self-care tasks such as washing, dressing, or going to the toilet); domestic home care; emotional support; and support in social and community activities.
- To organise and monitor the support service to individuals on a day to day basis.
- To help individuals in shared accommodation to live together and share responsibilities as appropriate; and to work with individuals to enable participation and involvement in the running of their home and in addressing issues which concern them.
- To act as support co-ordinator. This includes: work to help individuals identify their future aspirations and current support needs, and consider how these can best be met; liaison with families, friends, and other agencies as appropriate; and taking a lead role in the formulation and review of support plans.
B. With workers
- Participate in the induction, support, training and deployment of workers.
- Take a lead role in the organisation of regular worker team meetings.
C. Operational management
To work in conjunction with the Assistant Support and Development Manager to ensure:
- The maintenance of a safe, healthy, homely living and working environment.
- Management of the service in accordance with the principles and procedures of Community
- Lifestyles (including financial resources).
General responsibilities
- To share more general service management responsibilities as directed by (and in the absence of) the Assistant Assistant Support and Development Manager.
- To participate in the duty rota to provide direct support to individuals and sleepover cover at the service on a regular basis.
- To participate in liaison with relevant local organisations and professional agencies.
- To participate in various professional forums and training events.
- Other duties within main objectives of the post as requested by line manager.