Team Leader - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - The Disabilities Trust

The Disabilities Trust

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Team Leader
Eastbourne

Salary:
Up to £12.00 per hour plus £1 per hour additional at weekends & bank holidays

Hours:
Flexible working hours available

Why join us?

The Disabilities Trust is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people

with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries - sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you'll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Role:

Shinewater Court is located in Eastbourne and offers accommodation and support to adults with a range of disabilities including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and disabilities resulting from accidents or stroke.

We are a passionate and committed team, delivering a high standard of care and rehabilitation.

Our Support Workers and wider Team thrive on working together to enable our service users to be as independent as possible and achieve their rehabilitation goals.

As a Team Leader your main purpose will be to contribute and have responsibility for providing quality social and vocational support services for the people we support.

You will lead, supervise and develop a team of support workers to ensure the needs of those we support are met according to their individual support plan in line with company policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

Main duties will include:

Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in order to compliment and contribute to the positive reputation of the company.
To provide line management to a designated team of staff within a specified group at a location or group of locations within the allocated division.
To undertake any reasonable traveling requirements in order to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. This may include supporting other locations within the Division as required.
To set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct within the team supervised.
To lead and support compliance with The Disabilities Trust quality audits.
To lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate
To contribute information for the accurate notification of incidents/accidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
Represent the Disabilities Trust at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.

Requirement

NVQ / QCF level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months

Skills/Experience required:

Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene
Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, being able to prioritise, plan and organise the work load

Rewards
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.

A competitive rate of up to £12.00 per hour plus £1 per hour additional at weekends & bank holidays
33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Excellent training and support
Group life assurance
Eye voucher scheme
Free parking
Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and instore

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation.

It's a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.