Care Services Team Leader
Supported Living Service, Wigston
6 months
Monday to Friday, 37 hrs/week – Office based

• Assist in the management and delivery of high quality Community Life Choices, Short Breaks, Supported Living and Residential Care services
• Manage a staff group, promoting an inclusive environment in which service users are encouraged to maintain independence, choice and control in the care and support that they receive
• Recruit, induct, train, motivate and manage a team, including undertaking staff competency assessments
• Complete staff supervisions, chair staff meetings, carry out performance development reviews and undertake a range of management functions such as recruitment and selection, attendance management, disciplinary and capability
• Plan, organise, devise a service rota and maintain an effective complement of staff at all times to meet service requirements
• Ensure service assets and resources including buildings and equipment is maintained to a high standard
• Provide general day to day support and promote service user autonomy, assisting with financial, domestic and daily living activities as necessary
• Attend to service users personal care and hygiene needs sensitively e.g. washing, dressing, continence and maintain an environment that facilitates independence, individuality and dignity
• Assist in the preparation and cooking of a balanced, healthy and culturally-appropriate diet, including helping service users to shop and prepare meals and drinks, directly assisting when necessary
• Maintain a good working knowledge of Council policies and procedures; service frameworks, regulatory and legislative requirements

Requirements

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or other equivalent qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant experience
• Experience at a supervisory level in adult social care
• Experience of working with other agencies and/or of working in a multi-agency or multi-disciplinary environment to identify and meet need with creative and pragmatic solutions
• Experience of undertaking holistic assessments and developing comprehensive person centred support plans and risk assessments
• Child and Adult DBS registered the update service

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call (phone number removed) mobile (phone number removed)