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Team Leader

Learning Disabilities Short Break Services

£15.00ph - £28000/30000pa

My Client is a short break services based in the North Yorkshire area who provide planned breaks to young people and adults who have a range of Learning and Physical Disabilities and Autism, who require differing levels of support to meet a range of social and sometimes complex health needs.

Short Break services require a dynamic, motivated Team Leader with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to undertake a lead role in ensuring the care and welfare of each customer, developing a customer’s quality of life by ensuring they have a positive Short Break experience whilst providing their carers with the peace of mind that their loved one is receiving the highest standards of care and give guidance and support to all staff. The Team Leader is responsible for the co-ordination of staff on shift to ensure the needs of all customers are met.

As a Team Leader you will need to undertake a lead role within the team, give guidance and support to all staff. Working closely with the management team to ensure an outstanding service is delivered.

This may include supporting a customer with personal or health care tasks, administering medication, money management, access community activities or provide emotional and/or behavioural support whilst developing and maintaining positive relationships with their parents and carers. In addition, you will coordinate and contribute to the ongoing development of care plans and quality assurance, ensuring the seamless transition from home to short breaks ensuring person-centred care and support is given to customers and their families.

You will need to work effectively as part of a team, within a multi-agency framework, ensuring you provide support to team members, as well as care and support to customers to achieve their maximum level of independence through appropriate physical, emotional and psychological support including, intimate personal care, support with a range of health needs, practical tasks, appropriate communication and community involvement.

We are looking for a Team leader who is motivated to provide and promote high standards of customer care along with a commitment to their own personal development. You will be supported on your journey via training, supervision, and appraisal to ensure you receive the support designed to meet your personal needs.

You must have experience within a similar role and hold a qualification in car and be a driver due to location.

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