Team Leader
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,479 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | Girvan, South Ayrshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Quarriers |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | QUA957613 |
Summary
Are you passionate about supporting others to live a fulfilling life while achieving their dreams and goals? Are you flexible and looking for a role where you can learn and develop while aligning our organisations core values to all you do? If so, then we have a great opportunity for you to be part of our dedicated team at Homelife Girvan!
Your new opportunity
Quarriers Homelife Girvan Service supports adults with learning difficulties to live in their own home. We also support adults within their family home.
We work together to create opportunities for the men and women we support, to help them to realise their dreams and aspirations, and lead a fulfilling life through person centred planning. We support individuals from 1 hour per day to 24 hours per day.
We have core and cluster which is 12 flats with staff available onsite 24 hours per day.
All Quarriers support is personalised, with individuals at the centre of all care planning. Quarriers Homelife Support Service helps to meet the individual needs of every person we support, no matter how challenging this may be. At Quarriers, we listen to what is important to the people we support. We apply ourselves to confronting difficulties and we work with every individual to make positive things happen
We are committed to developing the skills of our staff, and invest heavily in training opportunities and staff appraisals.
Central to all training is recognising the potential in every individual, and emphasising our capacity to help bring about positive change in people’s lives
The successful candidate’s role as a Team Leader will involve the day-to-day management of a number of Support Workers and Relief Support Workers, and assisting the Project Manager in the delivery and development of the high-quality services for the people we support. The successful candidate will also be:
Assisting the Project Manager with budget planning, monitoring and management as delegated.
Deputising for the Project Manager in their absence as and when required.
To act as a mentor to new workers, students and volunteers as required.
To work on a rota basis providing day, evening, and weekend cover as required. Hours for the role will vary there will be a shift pattern covering from 8am -10pm 5 days over 7, on call will be required 1 week in 6 approx.
What you will need to bring to the role
Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
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 idyllic 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.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.
Please note that IT skills are required for all Quarriers vacancies.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.
Your new opportunity
Quarriers Homelife Girvan Service supports adults with learning difficulties to live in their own home. We also support adults within their family home.
We work together to create opportunities for the men and women we support, to help them to realise their dreams and aspirations, and lead a fulfilling life through person centred planning. We support individuals from 1 hour per day to 24 hours per day.
We have core and cluster which is 12 flats with staff available onsite 24 hours per day.
All Quarriers support is personalised, with individuals at the centre of all care planning. Quarriers Homelife Support Service helps to meet the individual needs of every person we support, no matter how challenging this may be. At Quarriers, we listen to what is important to the people we support. We apply ourselves to confronting difficulties and we work with every individual to make positive things happen
We are committed to developing the skills of our staff, and invest heavily in training opportunities and staff appraisals.
Central to all training is recognising the potential in every individual, and emphasising our capacity to help bring about positive change in people’s lives
The successful candidate’s role as a Team Leader will involve the day-to-day management of a number of Support Workers and Relief Support Workers, and assisting the Project Manager in the delivery and development of the high-quality services for the people we support. The successful candidate will also be:
Assisting the Project Manager with budget planning, monitoring and management as delegated.
Deputising for the Project Manager in their absence as and when required.
To act as a mentor to new workers, students and volunteers as required.
To work on a rota basis providing day, evening, and weekend cover as required. Hours for the role will vary there will be a shift pattern covering from 8am -10pm 5 days over 7, on call will be required 1 week in 6 approx.
What you will need to bring to the role
Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
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 idyllic 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.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.
Please note that IT skills are required for all Quarriers vacancies.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.