Job Description and Person Specification
Team Leader Larchfield Community Stokesley Road, Hemlington Middlesbrough. TS8 9DY
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Job title:
Team Leader
Location:
Stokesley Road, Hemlington, Middlesbrough. TS8 9DY GOOGLE MAP
Purpose:
Manage, organise and deliver support and care to the People we Support in their own homes. Lead a team of staff to enable the People we Support to have fulfilled lives and promote their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control.
Salary:
£23,868 (You are paid every four weeks at £12.24 per hour)
Hours:
37.5 hours Monday to Sunday on a rota basis that will include unsociable hours
Are you a great Team Leader or ready to step up to your next role? Are you forward thinking and can you inspire and lead Support Workers? Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of people we support? Do you work well under pressure and enjoy a challenge? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for Team Leaders to join our community, to manage a team of Support Workers ensuring we continue to provide the highest level of care to the people we support. You’ll be instrumental in the management of the smooth running of the Community as part of a Team Leader Team. You will also be leading a team of Support Workers that ensures everyone we support is able to fulfil their potential and be supported to make their own life choices.
Who are we looking for? •
You’ll probably already be a Team Leader or feel that you’re ready to progress and are looking for the opportunity to manage a team of Support Workers.
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You’ll be ready to take responsibility for a team of Support Workers, providing guidance, direction and support in their role
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You’ll be responsible for ensuring that care and support is of a high standard, focused on person centred outcomes and delivered within budget
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You’ll be able to use a variety of methods and styles when communicating with others in a clear and mutually positive manner
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Someone with a good sense of humour and the ability to adapt to differing circumstances
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Someone who is also keen to help arrange local and community-based events with the people we support. You’ll have a creative spirit and be keen to get involved or help create events e.g. coffee mornings, film clubs …..
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What do we offer you? •
33 days holiday (including bank holidays) raising to 35 days at two years’ service
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An opportunity to ‘cash in’ 1 week leave a year
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Employee assistance scheme that is also available to your immediate family
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Sickness benefit: four weeks paid leave after completion of one month service (increases with service)
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Free on-site parking
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Pension Scheme: we contribute to a pension scheme along with your personal contributions
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Death in Service benefits: payments made to your beneficiaries should the unthinkable happen
How will we support you? •
You will have a manager on site to support you, provide a structured induction and ensure you have the tools and confidence to undertake the role
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A development programme to help you build your skills and experience in a managerial role
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A team of dedicated partners within our Finance Team and a Quality Practitioner
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You are never alone, as we have an professional on call management system but as a team leader, you will lone -work and be a point of contact and advice for others on site
Your skills and knowledge •
You’ll have social care sector (adult care services for people with learning disabilities and ideally supporting people) experience
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You’ll be a confident communicator with good verbal and written skills, who is able to manage and develop others, willing to challenge poor practice and promote development of best practice.
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You will treat everyone at Larchfield with respect, dignity, honesty and equality and recognise that they may have different viewpoints, beliefs or values.
About the charity: Camphill Village Trust is an award-winning national charity supporting people with learning and other disabilities. We provide housing, care, support and day opportunities to people with learning and other difficulties. We support people to be safe, healthy, happy and to be active citizens living a life of opportunity. 3
Would you like to join us as a Team Leader? •
You’ll ideally have a few years of previous experience of working within a social care setting supporting adults with learning disabilities.
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Ideally, you’ll have at least one year at a supervisory level with experience of managing teams, but you may have been in an “acting-up” role or ready for the next step into management.
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We hope you have experience of successful management of finances and budgets, but this can be taught.
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You’ll be familiar with using IT systems to enter and record data including experience in using Excel spreadsheets.
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You’ll have a good general education and be competent in numeracy and literacy.
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It would be ideal if you have a level 3 or above in NVQ in care or an equivalent qualification or higher but please don’t be put off if you haven’t. We’ll support you in your personal development
What are the key responsibilities and duties for our Team Leaders? 1. Plan and organise the delivery of support and care by your team, ensuring that there are up-to-date person-centred needs assessments, support plans and risk assessments in place that are regularly reviewed; incidents, complaints, accidents and near-misses are appropriately recorded, and there are adequate records and rotas in place to evidence the provision of support and care in accordance with contractual and regulatory expectations. 2. Ensure People we Support receive support and care in accordance with their personcentred needs assessments, support plans and risk assessments to foster their wellbeing and development and fulfil their potential for independence, choice, inclusion and control by, for example, supporting People we Support to: o Encourage and support the People we Support to maintain clean, tidy and welcoming living environment o Support People we Support to use appropriate laundry equipment enabling them to do their laundry and look after their clothing so they have suitable and clean clothing to wear o Plan, shop and prepare healthy and wholesome meals alongside the People we Support, promoting their choices and wishes
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o Support People we Support to maintain health and well-being by assisting them to arrange and attend medical appointments o Support and encourage People we Support to maintain an active and supportive social life considering individual choices and wishes 3. Ensure People we Support receive their housing related support by enabling People we Support to look after their finances (developing appropriate budgeting and financial training including support to access benefits and maintain them and assist them to understand and maintain their tenancy) and assisting People we Support to access services from the landlord including to access maintenance services and reporting non-functioning safety and security measures. 4. Assist with (where the appropriate registration is in place) or arrange for People we Support’s personal care where required (e.g. bathing, hair washing etc). 5. Liaise professionally with People we Support’s parents, social workers and others to make sure that the network of support around each tenant is functioning effectively. 6. Support, supervise and direct Support Workers to provide a high quality of support and care, making sure they complete their induction and this is recorded, have individual learning plans that are regularly reviewed and updated, are supervised regularly and supervision records kept, and conduct and record their annual review. 7. Work within the organisations’ policies and procedures and actively promote the equality, diversity and the rights of People we Support. 8. Undertake such other tasks as required by the Registered Manager to help develop and maintain the high quality of service required. 9. Undertake training and continuous professional development. 10. Undertake personal and professional development to develop an understanding of our philosophy and values and how these inform and guide practice in the key responsibilities of the role. 11. Supervise the activity of any staff or contractors working in or around the properties (eg. cleaners, maintenance men, gardeners, cooks etc). 12. Supervise any Guest or Local Volunteers ensuring they can make a meaningful contribution
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A bit about Larchfield: Set in around 160 acres of rural farmland which is biodynamically farmed, Larchfield enjoys the benefits of the countryside as well as all the amenities of the local area of Coulby Newham and major town of Middlesbrough, which is a fifteen-minute car journey away. We have several thriving workshops that some of the people who live here access. We have six supported living houses, some of which contain separately supported flats. As a Team leader, with the support of the Registered Manager and the Care and Support Manager, you will be leading a staff team to ensure that one of these houses operates smoothly and meets the needs of the people we support and the requirements of the Local Authority Commissioners and CQC standards. The needs of the people who live at Larchfield vary from a mild to profound learning disabilities, complex needs, including Autism, mental health challenges, physical challenges and some distressed behaviours. Therefore, all the people who live here require different levels of support ranging from a few hours a week to full 24/7 support. This can make for some complicated rotas being produced by you, with responsibility to ensure that all shifts are covered correctly and by the right staff. We are supported locally with managing a variety of needs by a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, care managers, community nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and positive behaviour support specialists. The people who live at Larchfield make decisions about how they are supported and who supports them. They are involved in the recruitment process and their opinion forms part of who is appointed in any Team Leader or Support Worker role, so be prepared to impress!
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