Team Leader

For this particular role we can only consider candidates who have the right to live and work in the UK. Please ensure you have the right to live and work in the UK before applying.

Job title: Support Worker

Location: James Burns House, Greenways Avenue, Bournemouth BH8 0AS

Rate Of Pay: £11.50 per hour + Overtime

Shift Patterns: 40hrs Per Week Guaranteed, Permanent, Days and Nights

Information about the Role:

Working as a Care Team Leader at James Burns House your duties will include the following:

· Supervise and inspire a team of dedicated Support Workers.

· Administer medication, conduct assessments.

· Ensure that care plans are kept up to date.

· Respect the dignity and preferences of the people we support as well playing your own part in establishing a home where everyone feels safe and confident to live their best life.

· Be involved and deliver daily activities to the people we support.

· Manage and help organise the duty rota.

· Carrying out duties as requested by senior management.

Information about the Service:

James Burns House, in Bournemouth, is a residential home for 21 people with a physical disability.

Our expertise is in supporting people who have varying and complex needs as a result of physical and long-term neurological conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, head/brain injury, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neuropathic conditions, spina bifida, hydrocephalus and stroke.

Some of our residents also have a learning disability. Our specialist care team is trained to provide complex physical care including diabetes and COPD management and use of PEGs.

Necessary Experience or Qualifications to work as a Team Leader:

· NVQ 3 or above in Health and Social Care.

· Ideally 6 month or more experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant / Senior Support Worker / Team Leader or Deputy Manager in Mental Health.

· Passionate about making a difference in someone else’s life.

· Good communication skills.

· Able handle sometimes challenging situations.

· Able to build relationships with many different people.

Oakleaf Recruitment are the In-House Recruitment Team for a growing group of Services and Hospitals across the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.50 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Support Worker