Team Leader - Social Care Learning Disabilities

My client, a national social housing provider, seek an experienced manager to lead by example coaching, motivating and assisting the Learning Disabilities (age 40+) team to deliver support services of exceptional quality which meet the needs of individual customers and stakeholders whilst exceeding performance targets.

The Role:

To deputise in the absence of the Project Manager to ensure continuous delivery in all aspects of the service.

Key accountabilities

Commissioned contracts:

 Support the Project Manager to ensure the terms of commissioned contracts and service specifications are met.

 Take day to day responsibility for appropriate support hours being delivered to customers in both accommodation and community services. And that these are recorded and evidenced in line with commissioning requirements.

 Ensure team rotas are effectively managed and adequate cover is provided for all accommodation schemes

 Manage and monitor an efficient, timely and fair referrals process. (Where appropriate).

 Establish and maintain a wide range of effective, professional relationships with local relevant agencies and stakeholders.

Requirements:

• People management skills – team of 12.
• Learning disability experience / Housing management experience and proven care and support history.
• Mon – Friday and some weekends with some on call responsibility.
• Must have experience with Excel – Basic level.
• 5 services all in Tonbridge – 4 are 24/7 and 1 up to 9pm.
• Reviews with social services and parents and other providers. Working with local day centres, GPs and social services with support plans.
• Housing management – health and safety certificates, gas cert, basic maintenance experience would be desirable.
• Friendly, empathetic and confident
• Enhanced DBS with adult (you will be expected to pass these checks prior to starting employment)
• Driver as will be visiting multiple sites
• IT literate – will have supplied a laptop and mobile. 

Immediate start

Ongoing temp booking

£13.18 PAYE / £16.11 LTD UMB per hour