Team Leader

Adullam Homes has an exciting opportunity to be a key member of the team at our Empowering Futures residential service for 5 young people in Oadby, Leicester.

About the role

The main purpose of this role is to lead a small team in delivering a quality service for Looked After Children who are 16/17 in Leicester. The service is a 5 bed supported accommodation service offering assistance to young people with independent living skills and moving on to more permanent housing. All young people’s supported accommodation will be regulated by Ofsted from October so we are looking for a post holder who will commit to improving standards for Looked After Children and assisting the Registered Manager in recording and reporting outcomes under Ofsted Quality Standards.

You will contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of a service designed to help young people develop the skills and confidence to enrol into education or training, improve health outcomes, relationships and all areas of personal growth.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to develop their management skills and help to shape a service for vulnerable young people. Management support will be readily available to the successful candidate and a full training package offered.

You will be expected to work within the organisation’s charitable aims and objectives and contribute to the maintenance and development of the Association’s values, culture, and ethos.

Our offer to you

We are a friendly, people-focused organisation making sure to prioritise and take care of the overall wellbeing of our staff, whilst helping them strive for excellence and reach their full potential.

This role is salaried at £25,003.65 per annum.

In addition to your salary, we also have a list of generous benefits and initiatives and family-friendly policies that will help support you and your family, both in and outside the workplace.

• 25 days’ annual leave – plus extra days for no unplanned absences each calendar year and one extra day per year of service up to 5 years equalling up to 32 days annual leave (if no sickness in a calendar year)

• One off anniversary payment of £500 after your first year

• Westfield Private Health Plan

• Westfield Rewards / Discounts

• Pension Plan

• Death in service benefit

• Multidimensional wellbeing programmes and family-friendly policies for staff.

About you

We are looking for a Team Leader with:

• Experience of project management, including taking responsibility for the day-to-day running and security of the property.
• Staff management abilities, including supervising and appraising workers, allocating and evaluating work and assisting in the recruitment of team members when required.
• An awareness of issues relating to marginalised young people that have faced multiple disadvantages.
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of child safeguarding.
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of support agencies and partners who work with young people.
• Experience in helping others understand their goals and helping them to achieve an outcome.
• Skills in recording and reporting case notes.
• Experience of working within safeguarding policies and procedures and of identifying, monitoring, and reporting safeguarding concerns.
• A flexible, resilient, thoughtful, therapeutic approach to working with people.
• Practical skills to support service users in activities of daily living required for independence.
• An ability to motivate and empower service users to have greater control and choice over their life and opportunities.
• An ability to demonstrate our values and behaviours and work within the companies ethos.

Although lived experience is not essential, it is welcomed as part of our workforce. Adullam understands that lived experienced means people have valuable, direct knowledge of how it feels to be in receipt of support services, and what needs to change for the better.

About us

Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd is a Community Benefit Society, an Association created to support marginalised individuals and households.

We provide quality housing, deliver tailored support plans, training, education, and employment opportunities to help people achieve stable lives and realise their full potential.

Our projects deliver supported housing, emergency accommodation, floating support, and advice.

Our customers include asylum seekers, ex-offenders, expectant and new mums, people with mental health issues, recovering addicts, survivors of domestic abuse, those homeless or at risk of becoming homelessness, and young people leaving care.

Our excellent reputation has been earned through achieving successful outcomes.

The closing date is 9am, Monday 4th December 2023.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date in the event that we receive sufficient applications.

Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults accessing our services. We expect all staff, volunteers, and workers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Enhanced with Barred List Child and Adult DBS check and satisfactory references.