Team Leader Care

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Job description

Job details
Posting date: 08 November 2021
Salary: £11.34 per hour
Additional salary information: Pension contributions + simply health cash plan + paid DBS + Paid training + recruitment award
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 08 December 2021
Location: Prees, Whitchurch
Company: Bethphage
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: PREES TL 21

Summary
Female Team Leader - Prees near Whitchurch

37.5 hours per week

£11.34 per hour (inclusive of a £1.00 per hour rural service payment)

Are you ready to take the next step in your career in adult social care?

We are looking for a team leader for our service in Prees supporting a lady to live in her own home.

Your role will be to assist the service manager in delivering outstanding levels of care to the people we support.

The person you will be supporting enjoys crafts, meals out, shopping, computers, chatting, cooking, going for walks, swimming, listening to music and is active within her local community. She is a people person and enjoys company, friendship and contact with her family and she needs to know that those around her will keep her safe, where possible, as this can create anxiety for her.

The successful candidate will be a team player, someone who is confident and is a good communicator. You will also be flexible, a good listener, empathetic and cope well under pressure.

Due to the needs of this person this vacancy requires female applicants only*

*Some of our roles require males, females and race specific employees only, where this is indicated this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Primary Duties
Communicating effectively
Upholding dignity and protecting privacy
Working co-operatively
Treating people fairly
Working responsibly
Continuing to learn
Participation in Bethphage on-call rota

About the area
Prees is an ancient parish in north Shropshire. Although Prees is fairly rural, there are transport links with local buses to the nearby market towns, and a train line between Whitchurch and Wem.

Nearby beauty spots include Hawkstone Follies, Brown moss nature reserve, Prees Heath common and Moreton castle.

About our organisation
Bethphage is a registered charitable business which was established in 1994 and provides support to adults with learning and physical Disabilities in Shropshire and the West Midlands.
Everything we do is individually designed to enable people to achieve their potential and meet their objectives and need for support. The people that we support may live in their own home, a home that is shared with other people, their family home or a shared care home.
It is the aim of Bethphage to provide outstanding care and support throughout the organisation so it essential that you will be dedicated to providing the highest levels of care that you can.

You will be required to create a team that champions excellent support by actively coaching and modelling respectful positive approaches to achieve the greatest possible independence and quality of life for the people we support, based on an understanding of what is important to and for them.

A full detailed job description can be obtained by contacting our HR team on (option two)

Essential Requirements:
Full UK Driver's License
Level 2 Health & Social Care
Good literacy skills
Good communication skills
Ability to work using own initiative as well as part of a team
Have an understanding of Positive Behaviour support
Have an understanding of Person-Centered Planning

Desirable requirements:
Own car
Level 3 Health & Social Care
Experience of working with people with complex needs
Previous supervisory experience
Good IT skills
If you want to make a difference to the lives to people with learning disabilities and/or mental health, you share our values then please call our HR team for more information.

Please call us on option 3, or email

Benefits of Working for us
Competitive pay
Simply Health Cash Plan
Long service rewards
Contributory Pension scheme
Development opportunities
Recruitment awards
Paid enhanced DBS certificate
Paid training
Closing Date: 3rd September

Interview Date: TBD

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