Assistant Team Leader

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Job description

£22,022 per annum + excellent benefits
37.5 hours per week

Are you a Support Worker looking for the next step in your career? Milestones Trust can offer you this new opportunity!

You will help us support and make a difference to the lives of the 15 people who live in Greengates, a residential nursing service, which is vibrant and dedicated to providing person-centred care.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do; we start with the person; we bring people close; we take our creativity to work with us; and we are courageous in our approach. We are looking for an Assistant Team Leader who shares our values and is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the people we support.

If you choose to work with us, you will enjoy the benefits of working in a varied and rewarding role, that not only provides you with the satisfaction which comes from helping others, but also gives you the opportunity to thrive in your career.

We are also committed to rewarding you with a competitive salary and benefits package including:
• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement (up to 26 days' per annum plus 8 days' bank holiday)
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation, with access to an Employee Discount Platform from Day 1
• Generous Occupation Sick pay
• Company Pension
• Refer a Friend Scheme earning you up to £750
In your role as Assistant Team Leader, you will support the Home Manager, Deputy Manager and Team Leaders in ensuring that person centred plans are tailored to the people we support, alongside bringing out the best in the support team by providing supervisions, mentoring and coaching and being a professional role model of best practice. Other responsibilities include:
• To manage shifts in the absence of the Home Manager/Team Leader, supervising staff and ensuring they carry out their roles efficiently, and to assist and support the process of inducting new team members.
• Overseeing the accurate and person-centred administration of medication by your team.
• To maintain professional relationships with families and others connected with the people we support.
• To stimulate interaction between the people we support by motivating them to take part in their own development by participating in group, occupational and recreational activities, including community activities, where appropriate.
We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate their experience in the health care sector and will be able to help the day to day smooth operation of the home. Alongside this you will:
• Be caring and empathetic
• Have excellent diplomacy and communication skills
• Be imaginative and full of initiative
• Ideally, have previous experience of managing/leading people and teams.
• Have previous experience in a residential/nursing home or knowledge of the social care sector.
• Hold an NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or ideally NVQ 3
• Possess good IT skills and be familiar with packages such as Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Jacob Nye, Home Manager, on or at

Shortlisting and interviews will take place on an adhoc basis. This advert will close once we have received sufficient applications.

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Covid19 Update:

Please note: All staff that work or have a professional reason to visit care homes/CQC registered services are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, unless they have evidence that they are medically exempt from the requirement, as set out in DHSC Guidance on mandatory vaccination. This may be a condition of an employment offer.

We continue to deliver safe, high quality care and support in line with Government guidance. More details of our response can be viewed here:

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.