Team Leader - Social Care

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Job description

Reference number: 46441

Location: Barnet, London

Salary: £22,993 inc of inner London allowance

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 26 December 2021

Interview date: As suitable applications are received.

Contract type: Permanent

Job advert:

Could you be a Sense Team Leader?

It's an exciting time as Sense has just released its new strategy, we now have an opportunity for a Team Leader to join our service in Barnet.

This is a permanent role, 37.5 hours per week.

The service provides accommodation for seventeen people with dual sensory impairment and some individuals also have a learning disability and some may present behaviour that can challenge at time.

Each person has their own private room and shares the use of communal areas. Hyde Court promotes a Total Communication environment that encourages everyone develop skills in both expressive and receptive communication.

Does this sound right for you?

Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:

£22,993 (inclusive of allowances)
24 days' holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
Free DBS Check
Free leadership and management development (such as our award winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together programme)
Free access to over 100 online and face to face training including the care certificate.
On-going development opportunities
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Employee referral scheme
Health and well-being support
Pension Scheme
Discount scheme

Your duties can include:

To support individuals / groups within the home, centre and community.
To provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments, physical and/or learning disabilities who use Sense services.
To deliver services which meet or exceed organisational expectations and standards.
Full job specification is attached below.

Your required skills and experiences:

You don't need to have previous experience in this field, nor do you need qualifications - we're happy to work with you to help you become an excellent support worker.
Knowledge of multi sensory impairments / learning difficullties is beneficial.
Full person specification is attached below.

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn't for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on or

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. We value everyone's contribution and ensure people are given the opportunity to realise their potential. We will promote equality and diversity in all that we do and the work we do in partnership with others. For more information please visit:

Due to recent changes in government legislation all staff working in a CQC regulated care homes must be fully vaccinated. The regulations will come into force on Thursday 11 November. For those beginning their vaccination journey, they must have their first dose by Thursday 16 September to allow the eight-week gap between doses and ensure they are fully vaccinated by Thursday 11 November.

We will require evidence of vaccination as part of your on-boarding process.

You can access your vaccination status or 'COVID Pass' through the NHS App. You need to be registered with a GP in England to use the NHS App. If you're not registered with a GP, you can still access the NHS COVID Pass via the NHS website (NHS.UK) or via 119 (select the 'NHS COVID Pass service') to request a letter.