Team Leader

**Salary: £30,559 to £33,366 per annum, pro rata**

**Grade: H**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Vacancy Hours: 18.5 hours per week**

**Location: Leyburn, North Yorkshire**
- Are you an inspiring Team Leader looking for a new challenge within North Yorkshire Council?_

As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for the performance of a team of Care and Support Workers, including supervision, appraisal, and performance management, taking a proactive approach to monitoring, and managing sickness absence, including dealing with issues arising from sickness absence within the team.

You will directly report to a Registered Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring that the direct care and support provided by North Yorkshire Council within a person’s own home is safe, effective, responsive, caring and well led.

We are proud of our successful track record as a leading care service provider, and we consistently appear amongst the top performing Councils in the country. You would be joining us at a pivotal time for both North Yorkshire and the Council's development as we take forward North Yorkshire’s 2020 plans and work with partners to develop a distinctive public health and adult social care agenda. This aims to support more people to live longer, healthier, and independent lives.

Qualification requirements - whilst we require an NVQ level 3 in Care/Promoting Independence or CQF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care, we will support those who have a minimum of NVQ Level 2 Care/Promoting Independence or QCF Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care to achieve the Level 3 within 12 months of commencing in post.

**Working in North Yorkshire**

North Yorkshire as a county has it all, rich in history and culture, outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coastal landscape, and wide-open spaces. Harrogate has some fantastic places to visit including the Valley Gardens, Brimham Rocks, Pine Woods, Harrogate Theatre and RHS Harlow Carr and we are not too far from the Lake District, a jewel of the North. We also benefit from excellent road and rail links, with easy access to Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and even London.

**Benefits of Working for NYC**
- A market-leading pension scheme.
- Generous leave entitlement.
- Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.
- Commitment to staff development and continuous learning.
- Progression and career-enhancement opportunities.
- Access to modern technologies to aid flexible working practices.
- As a Mindful Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing at work, find out more on the Mindful Employer website
- Green travel loan scheme which offers interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to work.
- In addition to in-house occupational health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available through payroll deductions.
- Staff who use a computer as a regular part of their job are entitled to a free eye test and potentially computer-specific glasses.
- Further training and development opportunities.
- Work with multi-agency partners including Health, Police, and the Third Sector.

You will be required to work evenings and weekends as part of a 7-day service. NYC pay a weekend working allowance of £30 per day.

**Key Documents**

**Job Description Team Leader (Provider) Grade H.docx**

**Total Rewards**

**Key dates**

**Closing Date: Tuesday 29th July 2025**

**Shortlisting Date: Wednesday 30th July 2025**

**Interview Date: To be confirmed**

**Venue for Interview**:Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3HF**

**DBS**

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

**Team Leader**

**Salary**:£30,559 - £33,366 per annum pro rata

**Posted**:15/07/2025

**Closing date**:29/07/2025

**Closing time**:23:59