Job Description
Job Description Team Leader Are you looking for an empowering and rewarding career where you can help people to lead their most independent lives? The Lifeways Group in Stanley are currently looking to expand their fantastic team in our local residential services. Tanglewood Mews is a development of purpose-built individual houses providing residential care and supported living. There are three bungalows, each with three individual apartments inside, plus two spacious seven-bedroom houses. One house provides residential care for up to seven individuals, and the other house and flats provide supported living accommodation. There’s peace of mind in knowing the Lifeways team is on-hand, providing tailored support that helps people to lead more fulfilling lives, surrounded by like-minded people. RESPONSIBILITIES Job Purpose: To work with the Service Manager to oversee a supported living service, ensuring that systems and standards are maintained to a high quality. To ensure compliance with all external regulatory standards. To provide support and supervision of Support Workers within the identified team. Key Responsibilities: To support and supervise the delivery of person centred services to all people using the service To support the Service Manager in the completion of accurate rota and timesheet information 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 provide support and supervision to Area Office Support Workers, to ensure effective and efficient person centred service delivery. * Essential Experience and Qualifications Ideally you will hold an NVQ / SVQ 3 or a QCF level 3 award certificate or diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent, and have relevant experience preferably within the relevant field. You will have supervisory responsibilities therefore previous management/supervisory experience is essential. In this role you will be required to be highly flexible and participate in the 24 hour on-call rotational system providing management support to staff and person-centred approaches to the people who use our service.