Day Opportunities Team Leader
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,178 to £36,369 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hampshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC622108 |
Summary
As a Day Opportunities Team Leader, you'll be managing others and coordinating the delivery of activities for older adults with Dementia and age related conditions, such as Parkinson's, Strokes etc. In this key role, you'll find the perfect balance between leading, guiding and supporting our amazing team and staying actively engaged with our service users. Helping people engage in fun, personalised activities that build social networks, you’ll promote choice and inclusion whilst ensuring they are safe and well.
What you’ll do:
• Line management: Provide leadership support to team members, conduct regular 1:1s and manage performance.
• Team development: Motivate and coach the team. Identify training needs and support staff in their development, helping maximise their abilities.
• Manage activities: Plan and coordinate day-to-day operations, responding flexibly to meet changing priorities. Act as lead decision maker when required.
• Engage in fulfilling personalised activities: Support service users to take part in fun activities, tailored to their individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs, such as sensory experiences, cooking, arts and crafts, gardening and sharing their hobbies.
• Help with daily living activities: Support service users with arts and crafts, music, reminiscing activities, mentally stimulating activities and sharing their hobbies.
What we’re looking for:
• Knowledge: Level 3 NVQ/QCF Health and Social Care Diploma, or an equivalent qualification, along with an understanding of Day Opportunities settings.
• Expertise: Proven track record of working with individuals with learning or physical disabilities and complex needs.
• Leadership: Capable of leading and inspiring a team, demonstrating resilience and positivity. Understands what makes a team successful and how to achieve it.
• Relationship building: Builds and maintains positive, professional relationships with service users, families, carers, professionals, managers and colleagues.
• Core values: Commitment to role-modelling high standards of person-centred support, demonstrating patience, empathy and compassion.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Roles you may have experience of could include: Residential Support Worker, Residential Support Officer, Day Service Coordinator, Day Opportunities Coordinator, Day Service Facilitator, Day Opportunities Facilitator, Team Lead, Team Leader, Team Manager, Service Leader, Care Team Leader, Care Team Manager, Senior Care Worker, Supervisor of Care Workers, Lead Care Assistant, Care Supervisor, Lead Carer, Day Service Team Leader and Day Service Team Manager.
What you’ll do:
• Line management: Provide leadership support to team members, conduct regular 1:1s and manage performance.
• Team development: Motivate and coach the team. Identify training needs and support staff in their development, helping maximise their abilities.
• Manage activities: Plan and coordinate day-to-day operations, responding flexibly to meet changing priorities. Act as lead decision maker when required.
• Engage in fulfilling personalised activities: Support service users to take part in fun activities, tailored to their individual physical, mental, social and emotional needs, such as sensory experiences, cooking, arts and crafts, gardening and sharing their hobbies.
• Help with daily living activities: Support service users with arts and crafts, music, reminiscing activities, mentally stimulating activities and sharing their hobbies.
What we’re looking for:
• Knowledge: Level 3 NVQ/QCF Health and Social Care Diploma, or an equivalent qualification, along with an understanding of Day Opportunities settings.
• Expertise: Proven track record of working with individuals with learning or physical disabilities and complex needs.
• Leadership: Capable of leading and inspiring a team, demonstrating resilience and positivity. Understands what makes a team successful and how to achieve it.
• Relationship building: Builds and maintains positive, professional relationships with service users, families, carers, professionals, managers and colleagues.
• Core values: Commitment to role-modelling high standards of person-centred support, demonstrating patience, empathy and compassion.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Roles you may have experience of could include: Residential Support Worker, Residential Support Officer, Day Service Coordinator, Day Opportunities Coordinator, Day Service Facilitator, Day Opportunities Facilitator, Team Lead, Team Leader, Team Manager, Service Leader, Care Team Leader, Care Team Manager, Senior Care Worker, Supervisor of Care Workers, Lead Care Assistant, Care Supervisor, Lead Carer, Day Service Team Leader and Day Service Team Manager.
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