Team leader
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £29,643.52 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AW |
| Company: | Orwell Housing Association |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ000340_1769678780 |
Summary
Team Leader
William Wood House, Sudbury - Suffolk
Salary - £29,643.52 per annum
38 hours per week; Permanent
Job Ref: WWH064
At Orwell, we believe great care starts with great people. If you're passionate about empowering others, committed to fairness and inclusion, and ready to lead with heart, we'd love to welcome you to Team Orwell.
We're looking for a Care Team Leader who shares our values and wants to make a meaningful difference every day. This is a role where your leadership, compassion and ambition will help shape the quality of life for the people we support - and inspire the team around you.
Key Responsibilities:
- To meet new customers and assess what care and support they need working with other agencies.
- Provide regular, high‑quality supervision, support and annual reviews.
- Recruit and induct new employees and volunteers alongside the Service Manager.
- Deliver team learning workshops and carry out competency checks.
- Foster loyalty, commitment and a strong sense of purpose within your team.
- Ensure care plans and risk assessments are regularly reviewed and updated.
- Manage medication administration safely and effectively.
- Support quality audits, weekly checks and continuous service improvements.
- Promote the service within the local community and support allocation panel meetings.
- Work in line with Health & Safety, CQC Fundamental Standards, GDPR and Orwell's policies.
- To provide workshops and awareness sessions on varying aspects of care provision alongside competency checks
You'll thrive in this role if you are:
- A natural leader who inspires confidence and brings out the best in others.
- Person‑centred in your approach, always seeing the individual behind the task.
- Ambitious about your own development and the quality of the service.
- Collaborative, open‑minded and eager to share ideas.
- Organised and effective, with a calm, solution‑focused mindset.
- Committed to safeguarding, equality and ethical practice.
About William Wood House…
William Wood House is located in a scenic location in the pretty village of Sudbury in Suffolk.
William Wood House is an Extra Care housing scheme, helping you to live independently for as long as possible. It gives you the security and privacy of a home of your own, with a range of shared facilities on the premises and 24-hour care services if you need them. It also offers couples the opportunity to continue living together.
A flat at William Wood House includes a modern kitchen, a bathroom (including a walk-in shower), high performance flooring, vinyl in the kitchen and all other wet areas and a selection of balconies and patios
More reasons to apply…
- 22 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays.
- Reward and recognition awards.
- Free DBS checks.
- Cashback Health plan.
- Access to Blue Light Card - membership fees apply.
- Ongoing training and development & opportunities to progress in your role through the Orwell Academy
- Wellbeing programme.
Person Specification...
- Level 3 in Health and Social care or above
- Supervisory qualification or commitment to achieve within 18 - 24 months
Application closing date: 8 February 2026
Interview Date: week commencing 16 February 2026
Before applying…
Orwell is committed to safeguarding, safer employment practices and upholding the principles of empowerment.
Please note Orwell Housing Association does not provide visa sponsorship. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. You will be required to provide the relevant right to work documentation if successfully appointed to the role.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. All new arrivals to the UK must also provide a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC).
The definition of new arrival is an applicant who has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years and this includes citizens of the UK who have worked or lived overseas for a continuous period of six months or more.
Apply with Confidence
Orwell is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We believe in creating an accessible and supportive environment, where every team member can thrive and contribute.
Join us in our commitment to building a workplace that celebrates diversity and empowers all individuals to reach their full potential.
We actively welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure equal access and opportunity for all.
We know that diverse teams drive innovation and deliver better outcomes. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every requirement.
If you're excited about this opportunity but don't meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply anyway. Your unique experiences, perspectives, skills and most importantly your alignment with our culture and values could be exactly what we're looking for.
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed.
If there is anything that might prevent you from applying for one of our roles, we want to help remove that barrier. Please contact our Talent team by calling 01473 228782 or emailing work@orwell-housing.co.uk .
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