Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Waterlees Supported Living, Aylestone Lane, Wigston, LE18 1AR
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary: Grade 9 £31,074 - £33,294 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Must be able to work flexibly and participate in a management rota that incorporates working weekends and bank holidays between the hours of 7am-10pm)
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st May 2025
Closing Date: 29th November 2024
Interview Date(s): To be confirmed
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum salary requirements for sponsorship therefore you must already have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference? Do you want a job where no two days are the same? If you have said yes to both of these questions then this may be the opportunity you are looking for!
About the Role
Waterlees Supported Living service are looking for a new Care Services Team Leader. Our service is rated “Good” by the Care Quality Commission, and we are striving to become an “Outstanding” service. Do you have the desire and ability to support us to achieve this?
Waterlees is a 15 bed supported living home for people with a variety of support needs. There are 9 flats in total, 6 are single occupancy and 3 are 3 bed shared occupancy. Each person living at Waterlees has their own tenancy which we provide the appropriate level of support to maintain. Our ultimate aim is promoting an inclusive environment in which everyone is encouraged to maintain independence, choice and control in the care and support that they receive.
You will be joining the management team and will be responsible for many areas including supervising a group of staff, auditing records such as support plans, ensuring safe staffing levels, arranging training, attendance/performance management and more. You will also be expected to provide direct support when required, which can be very rewarding and fulfilling.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
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About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality care and support, and maximising independence;
- Be responsive to meet the changing needs of a 24/7 service. Must be able to work flexibly and participate in a staff rota that incorporates working weekends and bank holidays;
- Have the ability to assist with the moving and handling of people using available equipment;
- Have supervisory/managerial experience OR suitable level of experience in a social care setting;
- Have the ability to analyse information to be able to reach defensible decisions (demonstrating the use of risk management tools);
- Demonstrate sound regulatory knowledge on the Fundamental Standards set by the Care Quality Commission.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Alan Butcher, Care Services Manager
Telephone: 0116 3055884
Email: alan.butcher@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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