Care Team Leader - Female

Team Leader - Female

Ravenswood village, Crowthorne, Berkshire

£27,144 per annum (£14.50 per hour)

36 hours per week

We are looking for a Team Leader in our Residential home Orchard, to join our friendly team within Ravenswood Village. We support people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and PMLD to live the most fulfilling lives they can across 11 Residential homes.

The purpose of this role is to oversee the delivery of care and support within the home to ensure high quality of service provided. The majority of your time will be leading and supervising support workers to make sure that the care and support provided is person-centred and that each person living in the home is given information and advice in an accessible way that enables them to make informed decisions about their care and support. As a Team Leader you will also be involved in the recruiting and training of support workers as well as assisting the Home Manager in finances, rosters, reporting, maintenance and Health and Safety.

The ideal team leader must be a great communicator, work well within a team and have strong time management and leadership skills. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team within an ambitious charity. The culture is supportive, fun and high energy, and we take pride in the work we produce.

Skills and Experience required:

• Experience in Care and Support of Adults with Learning Disabilities 
• Experience in person centred planning and risk assessment
• Ability to swim and support others in our hydrotherapy pool
• QCF Level 3 or NVQ 3 or willingness to work towards a relevant care qualification
• Knowledge of current legislation
• Excellent leadership skills
• Effective communicator

 Benefits at Norwood include:

• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity
• Competitive salary & benefits package
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• A challenging and varied role
• A supportive team
• Unlimited access to staff referral scheme

If you are interested in this Team Leader role, please press apply and our Recruitment Team will be in touch. If you have any further queries regarding this role, please call our Recruitment Team: 0203 880 1395.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

This role requires a clean UK driving licence.

No agencies please.