Job Description

Inspire Your Team. Empower Independence.

At Hft, a leading Social Care provider, we stand alongside learning disabled adults, empowering them to live life their way. As a Team Leader, you'll guide a passionate team in creating environments where people grow in confidence, feel empowered, and live fulfilling lives. Your leadership will support both your team and the adults they work with to make meaningful choices every day.

What you'll be doing

You'll lead both on- and off-shift, focusing on empowerment, independence, and positive experiences:

Inspire your team through coaching, mentoring, and role-modelling person-centred support

Ensure support plans, records, and risk assessments reflect individuals' goals and guide daily practice

Promote independence, dignity, and wellbeing, supporting adults to engage in community, work, education, leisure, and daily life

Manage resources responsibly, including IT systems, finances, and safe, well-maintained homes and equipment

Support recruitment, training, supervision, and development to help your team thrive

Build strong, trusting relationships with families, colleagues, and external partners

Participate in on-call and duty manager responsibilities to maintain smooth, safe operations

Who You Are

You lead with heart and put people first. You'll bring:

Experience leading shifts and supporting a team

A Level 2 Diploma in Adult Social Care (or willingness to work towards Level 3)

A supportive, empowering approach that helps learning disabled adults' live life their way

Confidence in coaching and developing a team

Strong communication skills to build trusting relationships with colleagues, families, and partners

A proactive, flexible approach that inspires your team and ensures homes run smoothly

A valid driving license and your own transport for regional travel

Life at Hft

Joining Hft means becoming part of a warm, inclusive team that values both your wellbeing and the impact you make. We believe every learning disabled adult should have the chance to live the best life possible, and that begins with supporting our colleagues.

Our values guide everything we do: we're diverse and inclusive, kind and compassionate, positive and solution-focused, and visionary about what the best life possible looks like. Here, you'll find opportunities to grow, learn, and contribute to meaningful change every day.

What We Offer

A role with real impact, where your leadership empowers others

A warm, supportive, and inclusive team culture.

A role with real impact, where your work empowers others.

33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays)

Access to award-winning training and career development

Flexible pay options via Wagestream

Wellbeing support including Digital GP, counselling, and mental health services

Discounts on mobiles, life assurance, and referral rewards

Family-friendly policies and return-to-work bonuses



Stand alongside learning disabled adults as they live life their way. Apply today and be part of a future where everyone's life is truly their own.

Accessibility:

We believe everyone should have the support they need to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process or in the role itself, Hft - proudly a Disability Confident Employer - is committed to ensuring disabled people can apply, succeed, and thrive with us.

Background checks:

We're committed to keeping the people we support safe, so this role requires a satisfactory DBS and background checks. Don't worry; we'll guide you through the process.