Overview
As Team Leader, you will play a vital role in ensuring the people we support receive high-quality, person-led support. Working closely with the Service Manager, you will:
* Lead and inspire a team of Support Workers to provide consistent, person-centred support.
* Build and manage staff rotas to ensure support hours meet the individual needs of the people we support.
* Oversee service quality, including regular reviews with the people we support and their circles of support.
* Recruit and supervise staff who reflect Grace Eyre\'s values and commitment to inclusive practice.
* Ensure the smooth running of supported living households and Outreach and carry out regular audits.
* Work flexibly, including early mornings, evenings, and sleep-ins where required, as part of the rota.
This is a hands-on leadership role - you\'ll work directly alongside the people we support, modelling great support and enabling independence and inclusion.
What we\'re looking for
* A confident and proactive leader with a background in social care
* Passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people
* Organised, resilient, and great at problem-solving
* Passionate about inclusion, respecting individual rights, and supporting people to take control of their own lives
If you want to be part of a forward-thinking, values-led organisation, we\'d love to hear from you.
* Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
* Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer; however, if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
Note: Who we are: The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want "good support from kind and friendly people" - so that is what we are looking for!
Grace Eyre is looking for a Team Leader to join our Choices Team in Coastal West Sussex, supporting people in and around Worthing, Littlehampton, and Chichester. Our supported living services and Outreach are all about promoting independence, choice, and inclusion - and we need someone who shares that vision.
Benefits
* Enhanced holiday entitlement
* One paid celebration day a year
* Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Generous refer-a-friend scheme
* One paid volunteering day a year
* Enhanced sick pay
* Enhanced employer pension contribution
* Enhanced death in service
* Training and development opportunities
* Flexible working opportunities
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
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