Lead Practitioner

**Are you an experienced team manager who’s looking for an exciting and challenging new role?** We've got a great opportunity for you

We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic #TeamArnha as a Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) on part-time, permanent (20 or 25 hours per week) basis.

**The Role**

As a Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your teams of Support Practitioners.

You'll provide support, guidance and coaching to your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated in delivering first class, high quality care and support.

Alongside our Service Lead, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.
- For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert._

**About you**

Although it would be preferred if you already have experience working in health & social care with a sound knowledge of learning disabilities, we're** **committed to the development of our colleagues and will invest in you by providing full training and coaching to support you to learn and be confident in your role within our sector. We’ll even fund your qualifications through our Training Academy to meet SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) requirements and your SSSC registration fees too

**What we'll need you to bring:

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- A keen interest in working in the care sector, along with a passion and drive to ensure that the people we support live their best lives
- A proven track record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships
- Demonstratable experience of managing people and working collaboratively to achieve goals
- The ability to think on your feet and make decisions
- Experience of coaching others to be at their best and leading a team, ensuring that company policies and procedures are followed
- Good communication skills; both verbal and written
- A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)

**Shift patterns**

As a Lead Practitioner, you will work 4 out of 7 days. There may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be a requirement on a rotational basis.

**Have questions? **Please contact Sarah Grady on 07790925270.