Team Leader Leeds (Osman House) Salary: Up to £15.37 per hour Hours: 35 hours per week Why Join Us? **Brainkind 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 will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.** About the Service This role is based at Osman House, a 16-bed unit in Scholes, Leeds which provides rehabilitation to people with an acquired brain injury. It is a unique community where the people we support can address their cognitive, behavioural, physical, and emotional difficulties. The Role: 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 TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe Team Leader is expected to be fully competent in all aspects of the Support Worker. • 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 Brainkind 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 Brainkind at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.• To monitor and be responsible for the day to day spending at the location, to include Trust and service user monies.• To empower staff and service users to maintain a homely environment.• To plan and organise in advance staff rotas to include annual leave, training and an appropriate skills mix, ensuring that the staff rota compliments service user needs and individual programmes and meets contractual obligations to commissioners. • Ensure Administration of Medication is effectively managed, audited, ordered and stored in line with individual service user requirement and Brainkind Policy and Procedures. Delete bracket where not appropriate (Where applicable supported by line management)• To contribute to the recruitment, selection and induction of support staff.• To ensure the key worker system is in place and tailored to each individual service user.• To liaise with service users and maintain and develop their network of contacts including family, friends, and anyone else within the service users’ circle of support as requested. Requirement
1. NVQ / QCF level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months
Skills/Experience required:
2. Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
3. Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene
4. Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
5. Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, being able to prioritise, plan and organise the work load
Benefits include:
6. A competitive rate of Up to £15.37 per hour
7. 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
8. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
9. Excellent training and support
10. Group life assurance
11. Eye voucher scheme
12. Company Pension
13. Long service and staff awards
14. Free parking
15. Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
16. Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store