Job Description

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Looking to further your career in Social Care?

Are you Creative, Intuitive, Ambitious? Are you looking for a new challenge?

Does this describe you? Are you interested in working in a new service supporting adults with Autism and learning disabilities to develop their independence and have a great life?

Salford Cares' Supported Living are recruiting a

Team Leader

to provide leadership to a team of support workers and facilitate the delivery of high quality, compassionate care. We are looking for a Team Leader for our new learning disability / autism supported living service at Crompton Street in Salford. Crompton Street is a flat model comprising of 10 individual flats supporting up to 12 individuals with learning disabilities and / or a diagnosis of autism.

We want someone with the right values and attitude that match our own.

These are:

An aptitude for management, with the ability to lead and inspire.

Treating people with compassion and care.

Showing dignity and respect to the people they will support.

A commitment to quality and being the best, they can.

About the Team Leader role:

As the Team Leader you will be supporting people in their own homes; the people we work with have a range of needs including learning disability, autism, and mental health needs. Some of the people who use our services also have significant physical health and personal care needs and may present with behaviours that challenge services.

The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and full time you will work 37.5 hours each week (pro rata for part time positions), on a rota which includes weekends and sleep-in cover.

On top of your salary you will receive a sleep-in allowance which is paid on an hourly rate.

Responsibilities:

Staff support and supervision

Rota management

Working with people with varied needs

Helping people live more independently and undertake life enhancing activities.

Ensure people's needs are at the heart of everything you do.

Working with care managers and health colleagues to implement and support therapy plans.

Personal Care as required.

Connecting with the community

Partnership working

Experience and skills required:

Must have previous experience supporting adults with learning disabilities & autism.

Experience of positive behaviour support (PBS) and the benefits of this when supporting individuals who present with behaviours that challenge services.

Be able to develop supportive relationships, promoting independence and wellbeing.

You must be able to participate in an on-call rota.

You will be highly motivated to deliver outstanding care and support.

Driving License- Essential

We will provide the right candidate with a range of specialist training and development opportunities.

All applications will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service checks and references.

Please note, in order to be considered for this role - and all other Salford Cares roles - an application form must be completed.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 28,511.42 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company events Health & wellbeing programme
Ability to commute/relocate:

Walkden M28: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:

Supervising: 1 year (preferred) Supporting Adults: 2 years (preferred)
Language:

English (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Location:

Walkden M28 (preferred)
Work Location: In person