Main purpose of post
Working as a key member of the Supported Living Operational Management Team (OMT) with a focus on the growth, development and delivery of high quality personalised support services, to support people in their own homes.
Assisting the Team Leader to develop support teams to deliver personalised, new and innovative services models to help people who have a learning disability and/or additional needs lead the lives of their choosing.
Work as part of the on-call rota.
Key Responsibilities
The Assistant Team Leader will:
· Have a strong value led and person centred practice focus
· Assist the Team Leader to lead, drive and empower the support teams to work together to meet individual outcomes and enhance peoples’ lives
· Assist the Team Leader to lead the staff team, ensuring that the needs of the people we support are being met to the highest standard whilst complying with the social care regulatory framework.
· Assist the Team Leader with recruitment in a way that is proactive, planned and personalised.
· Work with support teams to co-ordinate and manage the rota –implementing changes as required
· Assist the Team Leader with any new service development as required
· Assist the Team Leader with developing innovative service models in line with organisational strategy.
· Assist the Team Leader with people management issues including annual leave, sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance matters, performance management, support and supervision.
· Assist the Team Leader to ensure safety checks are being carried out as scheduled in line with Health and Safety guidelines/policy.
· Assist the Team Leader to manage quality checks and audits in line with Quality Assurance needs.
· Any other reasonable duties as may be required according to operational requirements.