Care & Support Team Leader
Location
Tooting, South West London
Hours
Flexible over a Monday to Sunday rota including bank holidays, working shift patterns
Salary
£30,766
About the Role
This is a Team Leader based role where you will join our dedicated team providing support to vulnerable adults living independently within their own flats. You will be responsible for supporting individuals to live as independently as possible, engaging within their local community. Additionally, you will lead and manage a small team, ensuring excellent person-centred support, good quality assurance and compliance, and adherence to MTVH policies and procedures. The service supports 7 customers, each with unique learning disabilities and individual support requirements, focusing on maintaining independent living within a supported setting and achieving social inclusion. There are no sleep-in or waking night responsibilities at this time.
Experience
Experience of delivering support to vulnerable individuals with learning disabilities, autism, Asperger's syndrome, mental health issues, and/or complex needs. Experience in creating, reviewing, and implementing support plans and risk assessments. Experience in risk management.
About you
Excellent communication, writing, and reporting skills. Effective staff management and leadership skills. Strong IT skills are required as all records are maintained on a central IT system. Ability to conduct reports within a deadline. Ability to monitor customers throughout the shift and provide detailed handover reports. Ability to problem solve and de-escalate situations. Ability to establish and maintain beneficial joint-working relationships with customer support networks.
Qualifications
No specific qualifications required, but a commitment to continued learning and development is essential.
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