Team Leader Support worker 

-       Are you a caring compassionate individual looking for a rewarding career?

-       Do you have a passion to give back?

-       Are you looking for job satisfaction?

If the answer to these questions is YES, this may be the career choice for you!

Wolf recruitment group are working alongside a fantastic care company to seek experienced support workers who are looking for fantastic opportunities to progress in their career. If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity we want to hear from you!

About this role

You must be able to provide support to service users, in their own homes by assisting with:

• Outings, activities and social engagement
• Grocery shopping and meal preparation
• Personal care requirements showering, grooming or getting ready for the day
• Light household cleaning

An ideal candidate will have all or most of the following characteristics:

• Be fully vaccinated against covid-19
• Experience as a team leader or senior carer, or experience as a support worker and willing to develop in their career
• Reliable
• Flexible approach
• Laid back and easy going
• Calm
• Kind and supportive
• Patient
• Good active listening skills
• A sense of fun

Benefits:

• £150 welcome payment and £150 congratulations payment after completion of probation!
• 5.6 weeks (28.0 days pro rata for hours worked) annual leave per annum.
• Employee benefit discount scheme  
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

As a Team Leader you need to have:

• Experience of supporting adults in a care setting or in the community
• An awareness and understanding of Learning Disabilities
• Good communication skills, patience and flexibility
• An understanding of safeguarding and person-centred support
• A flexible working patterns
• An NVQ L3 in Health & Social Care, or NVQ 2 willing to work to NVQ 3      
• Have supervisory/management experience
• Be highly motivated and be able to work on their own initiative
• Be well organised
• Have a passion and enthusiasm for delivering quality services to vulnerable people
• A driving license & access to your own vehicle would be a bonus

 Team Leader's duties will be:

• To ensure that each individual maintains the lifestyle of their choice by ensuring each person has a person-centred plan which is continually reviewed.
• To ensure that each individual has the means to express their needs and wishes and that methods of communication are clearly recorded and shared with all members of the team.
• To ensure that the best interests of each person we support are at the centre of any decisions made about their life, and to work in partnership with them, their advocates, family, friends and significant others.