Team Leader - Adult Residential

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

• Previous experience of working within a care role, supporting people with learning disabilities / behaviours that challenge
• Be able to demonstrate your ability to lead a team/shift
• Ideally, you will be working towards or hold a NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower your team in supporting the people they support to achieve their goals and aspirations.

You will be proactive and support the development and skills of Support Workers. This will include recruitment, induction, supervisions, annual appraisals, training, coaching, rota management, sickness and absence management.

Take the lead to help Support Workers understand their responsibilities and by doing so ensure that safe, effective, caring, responsive and well‑led support and care is delivered at all times.

Ensure that all the people we support have person‑centred support/care plans. You will be able to create and update these plans as per any changes that are required.

To oversee and support the development of excellent quality within the service. You will design, develop and maintain excellent service user records. Working in a supportive manner that empowers the service user to live their life in their chosen manner.

In order to undertake this role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence.