Team Leader

**Previous applicants need not apply**

35 hours per week over a 7-day rota and will involve some evening and weekend work.

Do you…

Want the chance to use and grow your skills and knowledge while making a difference to society?

Want to be part of a leading organisation which positively impacts on the lives of disabled people across the world?

If so… Leonard Cheshire Disability offers you the chance to become part of a great team!About us

Leonard Cheshire is the leader in enriching the lives of disabled people. We are the largest disability non-profit organisation in the UK, with around 7,000 employees, and we support more than 20,000 disabled people across our global operations. We honour our past, drawing on our legacy to inspire us for the future. We are in the exciting process of transforming into a modern, relevant and sustainable organisation.

We offer an environment where you can work with great leaders and be part of a team who are passionate making a positive impact on the lives of disabled people. You will have opportunities to learn and grow in your role, building your skills and knowledge in partnership with others. 

About the role

You will supervise and deploy staff, ensuring the provision of care, personal support, daily living tasks and activities for customers to support them to attain their full potential and maximise the options available, encouraging choice, participation and motivation. You will receive on-going training and development to build your skills, experience and career. 

About you (please see the job description for full details)

To be successful in this role you will need:

• To be registered with NISCC - if you are not currently registered we can help you to work towards this.
• A level of professional development and registration as indicated by purchaser, regulator or Leonard Cheshire Disability (this may include a VQ level 3 in Health and Social Care Adults/Children or Young people, or Learning Disability or L4 VQ in team leading or management or other similar qualification), dependant on location.
• Prior experience of working in a relevant care setting.
• Prior experience of supervising a team of staff.
• If working at a Support-at-Home service, to be able to travel to cover work allocated on the rota.
• A full, clean driving licence (if required to drive).
• To be able to work flexibly within rostered hours and be prepared to participate in an on-call rota as required.
• Knowledge of service user self-advocacy and empowerment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• To demonstrate a commitment to Leonard Cheshire Disability’s ethos and values.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits including:

• Fair and competitive pay rates.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Substantial and flexible annual leave, with the option to buy or sell, depending on needs (salary sacrifice).
• Access to cash health plan at very favourable rates.
• Access to cycle-to-work benefits (salary sacrifice).
• Access to child-care vouchers (salary sacrifice).
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Leonard Cheshire Disability welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

A satisfactory disclosures check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.