Team Leader

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  Fordingbridge, Hampshire

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  £11.85 to £11.85 per hour

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  Full time

Recruiter Contact: Amy

New Year - New Job? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to start in 2023?

Would you like to help people celebrate their success each and every day?

Choice Care Group is one of the largest health and social care providers in the UK and we are looking for caring, committed and passionate Social Care Workers in your area. If you have an interest in the Health and Social Care sector, and you would like a meaningful and rewarding position – Choice Care Group could be the perfect company for you!

Heywood Sumner House, is an elegant, detached property, located in the village of South Gorley, in the heart of New Forest, with three acres of beautiful lawns and gardens overlooking the surrounding farmland. The home is steeped with history. Previously owned by George Heywood Maunoir Sumner (1853–1940) an English painter, illustrator and craftsman.

The stunning property is now a large, rural home which has a lively, active personality and offers support to 12 male residents of various ages with Learning Disabilities, Autism and ADHD. Although there are elements of Mental health such as Depression, Bi-polar and Schizophrenia. The age range of the service users is 22 – 69. The staff team are excited to welcome everyone whether they have experience in care or they are just starting and excited to give back.

South Gorley is midway between Fordingbridge and Ringwood, and just 15 minutes from Bournemouth town centre

Whether you are new to the industry or come from a Social Care background, we would welcome your application. We will train and mentor you to become a highly skilled professional. We offer all our training in house free of charge and set a career path for you from day one.

What does a Team Leader do?

The role of our Team Leader’s is to ensure people we work with have the best quality of life and enable the staff team to ensure this. The teams within the homes support everyone to be safe, happy and have fulfilling lives. No two days are the same.

Supporting people with learning disabilities or with their mental health doesn’t just involve personal care or daily living skills – it could include a wide array of activities. You would guide and support staff members as well as yourself to support individuals going shopping, cinemas, bowling, meals out, day trips out and so much more. Not only that but you’re a role model good practice and create the outstanding standards within the team.

Your role as a Team Leader [but not limited to]:

• To participate in the shared implementation of support/care plans for individuals including provision for the physical and personal support needs and their emotional, intellectual and social well-being. This can extend to speaking with and alongside care professionals, families and advocates.
• To support the homes manager in ensuring service users are accessing the community and to organise and participate in appropriate leisure or other activities outside of their own homes.
• To organise the staff team, maybe outlining their duties during each shift and supporting the manager to mentor/guide the team with supervisions/inductions.
• To maintain, write records and reports on each service user in accordance with Company policies and guidelines.
• To ensure that care plans are followed by everyone and important information is recorded when appropriate
• To be aware of the procedures for taking appropriate action in case of an emergency

What experience do I need?

If you are caring, kind and want to work in a job that is genuinely rewarding, this is for you. We will train and mentor you to become a highly skilled professional. We offer all our training in house free of charge and set a career path for you from day one. A team leader must have had experience in a care setting, they must understand they will be relied upon and trusted upon to support the team and guide them to be the best they can be.

We reserve right to close this advert before closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. Apply now to avoid disappointment.

For more information please visit our website at www.choicecaregroup.com

Reports To

Homes Manager

Annual Leave

20 days Annual Leave ( excluding Bank Holidays)