Team Leader - Horsley Drive, Wrexham - £13.00 per hour
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £13 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wrexham, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Livability |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Are you the Team Leader we are looking for? Do you have the passion, talent, skills and care experiences that can make it all add up for the people we support?
Please note, due to service requirements female only applicants will be considered.
Independent living
The care service provides person-centred, responsive support for four women with learning disabilities and diverse support needs, in their own home.
Support is available 24 hours a day, including sleep-ins by experienced and well-trained female staff. Our staff work closely with local GPs, psychologist, psychiatrists, speech and language therapists and community / learning disability nurses where relevant. This ensures support is tailored to the individuals in our care.
Livability Conwy provides care at Horsley Drive, a spacious and bright detached house on the outskirts of Wrexham. Each person has their own bedroom which they can decorate as they choose. Our welcoming environment provides communal and individual spaces; everyone can get together in one of two lounges, in the dining room or the private garden. The people who live at the service also have the use of a computer room.
Purpose of the role:
To oversee the day to day running of the services you are allocated to, this includes:
Ensuring the rotas are in place to meet contract hours and meet the people we support needs
Ensuring that support records are accurately maintained
Ensuring that accident/incident records are completed as and when required
To support our delivery teams with:
Providing direct supervision to support staff in line with staff allocation
Providing onsite coaching and mentoring to staff
To contribute to the development of the services by:
Promoting and supporting inclusion throughout the service, identifying and discussing employment and leisure opportunities in the community
Developing plans to ensure that the people we support are active citizens in their community.
To maintain effective Communication by:
Developing and maintaining effective communication systems within the service.
Supporting regular team meetings
Minimum of NVQ Level 3 in health and social care is required.
Car driver is prefferable.
Thank you for choosing Livability
Our Welcome Bonus is just one of the ways we welcome you, along with our benefits and induction programme. The Welcome Bonus scheme is for new staff: For Enabling Support Workers and Team Leaders joining our team. When you join, you will receive a comprehensive induction, ongoing support and training. Following a successful probation, you will receive £500, and another £500 on the arrival of your first anniversary with Livability. Subject to T&C's
Recommend a Friend
If you know someone who would share our commitment to provide first-class care to the people we support, we want to hear from you. As an existing and valued member of our Livability team, who shares our values and aspirations, we invite your recommendations. In return, we will thank you with a reward of up to £250.
When applying, please complete the Availability Form and Employment History Form so that we can have the required information to consider your application. These forms can be found on the bottom of this page. If you have any problems completing these, please contact Recruitment@livability.org.uk
Other information
Livability is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.
Livability is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
Please note, due to service requirements female only applicants will be considered.
Independent living
The care service provides person-centred, responsive support for four women with learning disabilities and diverse support needs, in their own home.
Support is available 24 hours a day, including sleep-ins by experienced and well-trained female staff. Our staff work closely with local GPs, psychologist, psychiatrists, speech and language therapists and community / learning disability nurses where relevant. This ensures support is tailored to the individuals in our care.
Livability Conwy provides care at Horsley Drive, a spacious and bright detached house on the outskirts of Wrexham. Each person has their own bedroom which they can decorate as they choose. Our welcoming environment provides communal and individual spaces; everyone can get together in one of two lounges, in the dining room or the private garden. The people who live at the service also have the use of a computer room.
Purpose of the role:
To oversee the day to day running of the services you are allocated to, this includes:
Ensuring the rotas are in place to meet contract hours and meet the people we support needs
Ensuring that support records are accurately maintained
Ensuring that accident/incident records are completed as and when required
To support our delivery teams with:
Providing direct supervision to support staff in line with staff allocation
Providing onsite coaching and mentoring to staff
To contribute to the development of the services by:
Promoting and supporting inclusion throughout the service, identifying and discussing employment and leisure opportunities in the community
Developing plans to ensure that the people we support are active citizens in their community.
To maintain effective Communication by:
Developing and maintaining effective communication systems within the service.
Supporting regular team meetings
Minimum of NVQ Level 3 in health and social care is required.
Car driver is prefferable.
Thank you for choosing Livability
Our Welcome Bonus is just one of the ways we welcome you, along with our benefits and induction programme. The Welcome Bonus scheme is for new staff: For Enabling Support Workers and Team Leaders joining our team. When you join, you will receive a comprehensive induction, ongoing support and training. Following a successful probation, you will receive £500, and another £500 on the arrival of your first anniversary with Livability. Subject to T&C's
Recommend a Friend
If you know someone who would share our commitment to provide first-class care to the people we support, we want to hear from you. As an existing and valued member of our Livability team, who shares our values and aspirations, we invite your recommendations. In return, we will thank you with a reward of up to £250.
When applying, please complete the Availability Form and Employment History Form so that we can have the required information to consider your application. These forms can be found on the bottom of this page. If you have any problems completing these, please contact Recruitment@livability.org.uk
Other information
Livability is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.
Livability is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.