Team Leader - New Focus : Job Details

New Focus have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader based at our Accrington office which provides support to adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs with complex histories across East Lancashire. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £31,230 per annum.

Over the last 25 years our specialist department has seen a considerable period of growth, branching out into new localities and helping more adults with additional needs integrate into the community.

We are looking for a Team Leader for our community social care service who can;

• Be bold!
• Be creative!
• See the person!
• Make a difference!

About the role

You’ll team lead the service of around 5 People we Support (PwS) and will be supported by 2 Senior Project Workers (SPW) and a team of dedicated support workers and administrative support.

What you will be doing as our Team Leader:

• Be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management of your service area, ensuring that planned work is undertaken and that there is adequate support to the different areas of the project
• Establish the priorities of the day and to provide senior support and consultation and to lead team meetings
• Build links between different parts of the project, helping to foster a mutually supportive team
• Support the service manager in relation to the project area, and to deputise in their absence
• Undertake direct work with the PwS where necessary, and to supervise individual staff, ensuring regular reviews of practice
• Managing finances, risk assessments, care plans and other documents relevant to the PwS
• Maintain and enhance understanding of the key agendas in Health and Social Care, CQC and other relevant topics
• Liaise with the other team leaders to ensure the overall co-ordination of the day-to-day running of the various projects and to keep informed of the strengths and needs of staff working across the project

What we are looking for in our Team Leader:

• Strong management experience with a NVQ L3 in Social Care or equivalent or a relevant professional qualification
• Extensive experience in care related work ideally within the field of learning disability
• Excellent organisational, leadership and communication skills
• Willingness to work collaboratively with colleagues and your manager to ensure the effective and smooth running of the service and a drive to undertake work that is required to develop any new services
• Shared and passionate belief in our values
• Be willing to be involved in the on-call rota on a shared basis

Closing date: 13th September 2024

Please click ‘apply’ today to be considered as our Team Leader. We’d love to hear from you!