Team Leader - York, United Kingdom - City of York Council

City of York Council

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York, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

We are looking for caring, compassionate people to join our team to support individuals with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism/Mental Health issues to live fulfilled lives in their own homes or in their community while attending The Bungalow (Gale Lane, Acomb).

The role has a strong preventative focus which support individuals with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism to live fulfilled lives while attending day services, short stay and overnights, delivering person centred care and promoting independence and choice as far as is practicable in all daily activities.

The post holder will work in an integrated way over a range of service settings, pursuing the ideals of valued opportunities for Adults with Autism and/or a Learning Disability with complex health needs.

You will take the lead for the writing of Care Plans, Positive Behaviour Support Plans, Risk Assessments and all plans for the customers.

This is a responsible role which is really varied, and extremely rewarding.

You will need to have excellent Team Leader skills and be able to lead, support, guide and monitor Support Workers on shift.

Our aim is to give the people you will be supporting as much control over their own lives as possible.

You will be supported by a line manager, have a thorough induction into your role and also have opportunities for supervision, training and personal development review to support you in the work that you do.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution.

We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development.

In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express him/herself spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact

or

Sheralee Jones, Registered Manager

Closing date: 31 December 2023 at midnight

**Applications will be considered on a weekly rolling basis.