Team Leader - Learning Disabilities

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Job description

Job details
Posting date: 12 November 2021
Salary: £10.10 to £10.40 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 December 2021
Location: Crawley Down, Crawley
Company: Consensus Support Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: Smugglers - TL

Summary
Are you ready to take the next step in your career with Consensus?

Position: Team Leader

Salary: £10.10 - £10.40 per hour

Service: Smugglers Barn, Crawley Down

Our Benefits

£1000 Welcome Bonus
Dedicated career ladder for those with NVQ level 2 or 3 earn up to £10.40 per hour.
Free DBS
Life assurance benefit of twice annual basic salary
Wagestream - Avoid bank fees and withdraw up to 40% of your wages as you earn them before payday via the Wagestream app.
Comprehensive induction and excellent training
Recognition Awards, including long service awards
Cycle to work Scheme
Refer a friend scheme - Receiving up to £500 per referral
Employee benefits platform providing discounts at over 150 retailers
Employee Assistance Programme, confidential telephone counselling and legal advice
Health & Wellbeing portal

About the Role

Smugglers Barn is a residential service near Crawley and East Grinstead for males with learning disabilities and complex needs, including Aspergers Syndrome and Prader-Will Syndrome (PWS). With a homely, secure and caring atmosphere the team live by our person centred values. The focus is helping individuals to enjoy activities of their choice, try new activities which match their goals and to have a good quality of life.

They attend social clubs, the nearby farm, specialist sports and health clubs and enjoy nature walks and the nearby Garden centre. Individuals living at Smugglers Barn also love to take ownership of organising social events, BBQs, tea parties, mini festivals and other social activities with those living at another service very nearby called Little Smugglers.

You may already have experience in the social care sector as a Support Worker and are looking for the next step up or already be a Senior Support Worker, Senior Care Worker, Senior Healthcare Assistant or Senior Care Giver looking for a new opportunity. In addition to having experience in the care sector, we are looking for candidates who have a passion and enthusiasm for what we do We also recruit for attitude and personality so, if you don't have the complete range of skills , we can provide a full induction, relevant training and the support you need to get the most from your role.

To join us, you'll need to have plenty of experience working with individuals with learning disabilities or complex behaviours. An NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care is desirable, as is a good knowledge of relevant H&S regulations. You'll certainly have strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. Confident, flexible and efficient, you're happy to work on a shift basis, and, where required, to be on call. Above all, you'll be committed to providing person-centred care that gives real equality of opportunity to all those you're working for.

Our Values

We employ people who share in our values so we can ensure the highest standards of support for the people who live in our homes, their families and the commissioners we work with.

Choice & Respect, Ambition & Imagination, Reliability & Professionalism
Honesty & Integrity, Responsibility & Accountability, Inclusive & Supportive

As a leading provider, our commitment to delivering the highest standards of support within our services is nationally recognised and validated by the many awards we receive, the consistently high ratings we receive from national regulators and our ethos of continuous improvement. Want to hear more about the role? Call our dedicated in-house recruitment team on .

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age"