Team Leader

**Team Leader**

Birmingham

Salary: £11.50 per hour (£12.50 weekends & bank holidays)

Hours: Flexible working hours available

**About the Service**

Located in Birmingham, 1101 Bristol Road is a specialist residential centre that provides continuing rehabilitation and specialist care and support for up to eight people with an acquired brain injury.

**The Disabilities Trust is a leading UK charity** that works alongside people with an acquired brain injury, autism, and learning or physical disabilities to help them live as independently as possible. Our high-quality services across the UK support people to move forward with their lives. These include assessment and rehabilitation centres, hospitals, care homes, supported living accommodation, care in people’s homes and a school.

People with disabilities are at the heart of all that we do. We believe in:

- the honesty and integrity of everyone in, and associated with, the Trust
- respect and support for each other and our respective roles
- accountability and responsibility at all times.
- working in partnership with others to the mutual benefit of people with disabilities.

We are:

- agile - we are forward thinking, responsive, resilient and flexible to ensure we continue to evolve and spot potential
- resourceful - we spend time and money wisely empowering people to think differently whilst being practical and commercial
- courageous - we do the right thing, step up, try new things and are bold and aspirational through positive risk taking
- connected - we collaborate; create positive relationships, listen and learn from others and keep our promises
- heart - we show dedication, passion, humility & care to make a lasting and measurable difference

**The Role**:
As a Team Leader your main purpose will be to contribute and have responsibility for providing quality social and vocational support services for the people we support. You will lead, supervise and develop a team of support workers to ensure the needs of those we support are met according to their individual support plan in line with company policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

**Main duties will include**:

- Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in order to compliment and contribute to the positive reputation of the company.
- To provide line management to a designated team of staff within a specified group at a location or group of locations within the allocated division.
- To undertake any reasonable traveling requirements in order to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. This may include supporting other locations within the Division as required.
- To set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct within the team supervised.
- To lead and support compliance with The Disabilities Trust quality audits.
- To lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate
- To contribute information for the accurate notification of incidents/accidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
- Represent the Disabilities Trust at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.

**Requirement**
- NVQ / QCF level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months

**Skills/Experience required**:

- Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
- Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, being able to prioritise, plan and organise the work load

**Benefits include**:

- A competitive rate of £11.50 per hour with a £1 increment over weekends and bank holidays
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata)
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance
- Long service and staff awards
- Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted gym membership, eating out and shopping
- Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store

The Disabilities Trust are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.