Position: Team Leader
Location: Wolverhampton / Dudley Area
Hourly rate: starting from £15.00 per hr
Hours: 38 hours per week

Due to expansion and growth we are recruiting a Team Leader to work with adults with learning disabilities and other needs, in the Hub, - our supported living service. We are seeking inspirational, caring and motivated people who believe they can make a difference in the lives of the adults that we support.

In the Hub we:

• Empower you to be the best version of yourself
• Ensure you have a rota that gives you the time to have fun and relax when not at work
• Support you to develop and gain new skills
• Thrive on diverse people who bring their unique experiences to the team

The role:

• As a Team Leader with Progress, you will be working with adults within our Supported living services.
• As a Team Leader, you will assist the management team in maintaining a safe and enabling environment that provides positive experiences to our adults within our supported living services.
• Managing the health needs of our young people forms a significant part of the service that we provide and are firmly committed to meeting the very unique and individual health care needs of our young people.
• Provide a safe and nurturing environment where preconceptions are challenged and young people are encouraged to be the best that they can be and to live life to its fullest.
• This is a hands’ on, shift based role.
• You will be leading the shift and supervising staff whilst still providing direct support to the young people in your care.
• You will be contracted to working 38 hours per week and will include working various shifts; Days shifts can be a mixture of Earlies 7am - 3pm, lates 3pm - 10pm, or Long Days. You will need to be available to work all of the above and to work at weekends.
• You will also be hands on, supporting our young people at home as well as enabling them to access the community, this could be engaging in fun activities such as going to the gym, cinema, bowling etc. attending appointments, or going shopping
• Please note this role will involve lone working so you will need to be comfortable with this.

You must be able to demonstrate that you have:

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, and at least 2 years’ experience within a residential setting and ideally working towards your NVQ Level 5 Diploma.
• We are looking for a dynamic individual with strong values, self motivated, good people skills, experience of supervising staff and competent in IT.
• You may already be a Team Leader or be a shift leader currently looking for your next step.
• You will need to have good working knowledge of CQC regulations.
• You will also have experience of working with people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities, Autism, ADHD, sensory impairment, and associated behavioural challenges and/or complex care needs

You will also be/have:

• Strong communication skills
• The ability to communicate on various levels
• Experience of shift leading, delegating tasks, providing support and undertaking staff supervisions.
• The ability to work effectively during high pressured situations
• You will need to hold a full and valid driving license as part of this role as it will involve transporting the people within your care, to go out in the community
• You will be a caring, approachable and supportive team player with a passion to give the people in your care the best life they can have.

The starting salary is £29,640 per annum plus the following benefits package:

• Funded DBS and renewals
• Private health cashback plan
• Online GP, scans, physio, counselling and more
• Death in service, 2x salary
• Contributory pension
• Blue light retail discount card
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Broad training and development
• Emergency days scheme
• Performance management programme and annual review to support progression
• Refer a friend reward scheme
• Annual superstar awards
• Additional annual leave days after 2 and 5 years of service
• Utilities comparison service
• Counselling line through the Care Workers Charity

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OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Additional Annual Leave Days after 2 and 5 years of service.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.
• Emergency Days Scheme.
• Funded DBS and Renewals.
• Life Assurance - Death in Service, 2x salary.
• Private Health Cash Back Plan.
• 24/7 Online GP, Scans, Physio, Counselling and more.
• 24 Hr Advice and Information Line and Well-being App.
• Retail Discounts and Cash Back Scheme.
• Gym Discounts.
• Blue Light Discount Card.
• Contributory Pension.
• Performance Management Programme and Annual Review to support progression.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Reward Scheme.
• Annual Superstar Awards.
• Counselling Line through the Care Workers Charity