Job Description

The Vacancy

Do you have the skills to lead a team who support others to live a fulfilling life while achieving their dreams and goals? Sound like you? If so, then we have a great opportunity for you to join Quarriers East Ayrshire Supported Living Service as a Team Leader!

Your new opportunity

Quarriers

EASL

Service are currently recruiting a

Team Leader

offering a

full time permanent contract.

The service supports individuals with learning difficulties to live in their own home or family home.


The team work together to create opportunities for people and assist in helping them to achieve their dreams, goals and aspirations. The

EASL

team are dedicated to delivering person centred care and ensuring each person supported has the opportunity to live full happy lives.


As a

Team Leader

you will support the staff and promote excellence and best practice while providing supervisory support to staff as they develop and learn skills on the job. You will work closely with the Project Manager and Deputy Manager ensuring service delivery is first class and lead/manage a number of support workers day-to-day while promoting Quarriers organisational core values and working towards our mission of making Scotland a better place.

What you will need to bring to the role

Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives. Proven experience of working with the social care sector and an understanding of best practice. Enthusiasm and self-motivation. Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals. Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes. Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener. Good IT & communication skills. Due to the location of the services and shift patterns we recommend candidates have access to their own transport.

What's in it for you?

Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre. Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years. Training, support, learning and development. Opportunity to make a difference to someone's life. Family friendly working policies and procedures. HSF Health Cash Plans. 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme. 500 refer a friend scheme (t&c's apply) Life Assurance Benefit. Workplace Pension. Registered with Concert for Carers. Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health) Cycle to work scheme. Christmas saving scheme.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of start date.

About Us

Quarriers is one of Scotland's leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people's lives.

Benefits

Free physiotherapy and occupational health

24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme

Non-contributory life assurance scheme

Workplace pension

Christmas savings scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Long service rewards

Significant discount opportunities