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Are you a natural leader looking for your next move within the social care sector? Are you passionate about supporting and mentoring people who help others achieve their dreams and goals? Is so then we have a great role as a Team Leader to join our well-established service in North Lanarkshire!
Your new organisation
Quarriers is a unique, inspirational Scottish social care charity. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
Your new opportunity
We are looking for a Temp Team Leader to join our services within our North Lanarkshire Service which is a service which provides a wide range and support for people with physcial and learning disabilities.
One service based across North Lanarkshire support people with complex conditions including:
- Mental health issues – dual diagnosis
- Autism
- Aspergers
- Epilepsy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Dementia
Our service is currently provided in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth, effective running of these services and will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all organisational administrative tasks as well as ensuring the highest standards of care and support are delivered.
You will be working closely with 2 experienced Team Leaders, Learning new skills in regards to SDS services which includes the management of individual budgets.
The Team leader will be responsible for managing their own time and support hours, they will be supported both by The Depute Project Manager as well as Project Managers.
This is a Temporary Maternity Cover post working 39 hours per week.
What you will need to bring to the role
- Compassion and kindness to support people in their day to day lives.
- Enthusiasm and self-motivation.
- Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
- Excellent problem solver who is driven by positive outcomes.
- Resilient, reliable and an excellent listener.
- Good IT & communication skills.
- Due to the location of the services and shift patterns we recommend candidates have access to their own transport.
What’s in it for you?
- Opportunity to gain SVQ qualifications via our SVQ accredited centre.
- Generous holiday entitlement, 29 annual holiday days + 4 public holidays for support staff, rising to 34 days annual leave and 4 public holidays after 5 years.
- Training, support, learning and development.
- Opportunity to make a difference to someone’s life.
- Family friendly working policies and procedures.
- HSF Health Cash Plans.
- 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
- £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
- Life Assurance Benefit.
- Workplace Pension.
- Registered with Concert for Carers.
- Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Christmas saving scheme.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within six months of start date.
Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
About Us
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
Benefits
Free physiotherapy and occupational health
24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme
Non-contributory life assurance scheme
Workplace pension
Christmas savings scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Long service rewards
Significant discount opportunities
