Job
Introduction At Turning
Point, we support people with learning disabilities across England.
As a Team Leader, youll make a real difference to the lives of the
people we support as you provide high quality services that support
each of our service users to achieve their full potential.
Passionate about people, youll enjoy the scope and support to
enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own and lead
by example Both of
our services are 24 hour, supported living services, where we
support 3 individuals in with service and 1 individual in the other
service. All those we support have learning disabilities and
complex needs and require the correct support to live independently
within their own home. People that we support here have a mixture
of communication, mobility and health needs and these would be
described as quieter environments where we tailor our services to
enable people to be as independent as possible. We
endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good
circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting
individuals’ lives in a person centred way which includes various
activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. Raising the
bar for person-centred care, youll provide support, which means
not only putting their well-being first, but building and
maintaining relationships with their families and
friends.
Role Responsibility You and
your team will develop flexible and realistic support plans and
risk assessments with the individuals you support and in
collaboration with family members and other professionals, ensuring
that the support plans reflect each persons needs, goals and
aspirations. Part of the role will include reviewing support plans
and risk assessments, liaising with health professionals, chairing
a variety of meetings, completing Mental Capacity Assessments,
holding Best Interest meetings and completing DoLS
applications.
The Ideal Candidate We are
looking for Team Leaders who can quickly adapt within busy and
changeable environments. Not only will you need the ability to lead
a team of Support Workers on a shift, allocate work and delegate
tasks, you will be expected to directly line manage a team of
support staff. This will include managing and overseeing the rota,
sickness, supervisions and appraisals, managing performance issues,
coaching and mentoring. We expect our Team Leaders to bring the
strong communication skills needed to tailor their message to a
variety of audiences. You should
be a team player with some experience gained in the care sector -
preferably a working knowledge of supporting individuals who have a
learning disabilities, Physical disabilities and health
issues. We will
offer a varied and interesting training and development package to
develop you as a line manager and support you in the
role.
About us As a
leading health and social care provider with more than 300
locations across England, we take real pride in the services we
offer. We run all
of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every
penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in
change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives
of the people we support. What Benefits
Will I Receive? We
know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways
to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and
celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to
support you in every way we can with our total reward
package. You will
get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of
service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays
and spread the cost. Join our
team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following
this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our
employees. Turning Point
Benefits.
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