Vacancy: Team Leader
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Hours of work: 37 hours per week
Salary: £23,381 - £25,587 per annum depending on experience
Location: Bow, London
We are currently seeking an experienced Team Leader to join our Coxley House team, a CQC registered care scheme providing accommodation and 24-hour support to individuals who have high level mental health needs.
As the Team Leader you will assist the Scheme Manager with the operational delivery of the CQC registered service and will be responsible for:
· Supervising and motivating a team of support workers and peer recovery workers to provide support services for individuals living in the service
· Undertaking risk assessments, developing individual support plans, and liaising with care coordinators and attending reviews
· Assisting the Scheme Manager with carrying out assessments for supported housing, monthly audits (internal and external), writing of reports and deputising in their absence
· Supporting new staff through the induction process, and conducting direct observations as part of the Care Certificate
· Providing unsupervised person-centred support for both male and female service users
· Maintaining up to date computerised and manual records and preparing the scheme for CQC inspections
To be successful in the role you will have:
· Experience of working with individuals with Mental Health needs and challenging behaviour within CQC registered care home environment
· Experience of supervising and motivating a team of support staff and developing their skills and knowledge
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a passion for engaging people with mental health diagnosis in positive activities, whether at their home or within the community
· Working knowledge of safeguarding procedures (including Local Authority involvement and notifications) and adhering to health and safety practices (including Infection Control
procedures with COVID 19)
· Confidence and knowledge to be able to liaise with professionals, both internally and externally to ensure the wellbeing of individuals, the service and the business
· Diploma Level 5 in Health and Social Care or equivalent and relevant management qualifications or working towards
As a requirement of the role you will be working on a rota basis including weekends, early mornings, afternoon shifts and sleep-ins.
At L&Q Living we love to develop our people. To us our people are key, and we love to see them progress and grow in our company. As such we provide continued support and training as well as a number of in house and external training courses to help you within your role.
In addition to this we offer the following 'core' benefits:
· 23 days annual leave increasing to 29 days after 3 years continuous service
· Excellent Pension and life assurance scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Advantage Discount Scheme
· Health and Wellbeing scheme
Apply Now: to apply please complete an online application, detailing your suitability for the role in the Supporting Statement section.
Closing Date: 10th December 2020
Role Profile - Team Leader - LQL.pdf
COVID 19: L&Q have a dedicated pandemic response team reacting to the current situation. The safety of our staff and our candidates is of the utmost importance. Every effort will be taken to ensure that safe ways of working are adopted throughout the Recruitment and Selection process. We are introducing extra precautions in line with UK Government Guidelines. Our recruitment processes will follow social distancing and COVID-19 Safe requirements. This will include the use of various technologies to support the interview process. Should candidates have any questions regarding this, or if you require additional support please let us know at the interview planning stage.
L&Q is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks as well as providing proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.
We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.