My Options - Team Leader (Supported Living)

Telford & Wrekin Council

Team Leader – Community Support

My Options: Activity Wellbeing and Care Services

Grade: SO1

Annual Salary: £32,076 - £33,945 (pay award pending)

Hourly Rate: £16.63 - £17.59

Contracted Hours: 37

“Be aspirational and think beyond the obvious to enable people to reach their full potential”

Are you passionate about breaking down barriers to support people to live a more independent and fulfilling life?

We are currently looking for a highly motivated person to join our highly successful, and growing, team within Community Support, to deliver excellent support in the community.

In this exciting role, the post holder will work with the service’s management team to develop and deliver the supported living services, which will deliver consistent, high quality and effective care and support solutions to vulnerable people. This is an established service to the My Options service and requires someone who feels they are ready for the challenge.

You will be able to demonstrate being proactive in your approach to care and a willingness to adapt and change as we develop with new innovations and challenges within the care sector.

Whilst previous experience is preferred, this is not essential as we’re looking for people with the right values to join our team

What You Will Receive From Us

• Generous rates of pay
• Expert training, that you will be paid to do and opportunities to develop your skills. You will also receive a certificate for the training you complete.
• A full induction, excellent support and ongoing supervision
• The opportunity to progress within our team
• Free DBS
• Refer A Friend Scheme - £150 for every friend you successfully refer to us
• The opportunity to join a team that is fully committed to support people to live a more independent and fulfilling life.
• Annual pay increments within your grade
• 23 days annual leave rising to 31 days with service and 8 bank holidays, plus an additional concessionary day
• Enhanced sick pay scheme, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave,
• Salary sacrifice schemes including childcare vouchers, car lease scheme, health care schemes and safe and secure savings accounts
• Access to local benefits and discounts on products and services, these include discounts on national attractions such a theme parks and discounted travel.
• A truly rewarding career
  
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Someone who really wants to make a positive difference.
• Someone who is committed to the role as the individuals we support, and their families, depend on the service we provide.
• Someone who is proactive and creative, and prepared to think beyond the obvious to meet the needs of the people they’re supporting in an enjoyable and meaningful way, to improve people’s opportunities, independent living skills, community involvement and integration and sensory and communication needs
• Someone who is flexible and adaptable, to continually develop and improve the service activities and sessions to meet the needs of the people they’re supporting, taking on board the views of those individuals, with the ability to adapt very quickly to the person’s changing needs.
• Someone who can build an honest, trusting and engaging relationship with the people they’re supporting as this is essential for the person to get the most benefit from their sessions.
• Someone who is committed to personal development, both for their personal benefit and to benefit the people they’re supporting.
• Someone who can lead and manage a team of support staff
  
  
  

These qualities are more important than previous experience, although it’s very welcome, as full support and training will be provided to enable you to gain that experience.

About Us

My Options - Activity Wellbeing and Care Services is part of Telford & Wrekin Council and provides a wide range of person-centred support to over 350 people to vulnerable people of all ages and abilities.

We currently provide a wide range of services including; Community Activity and Wellbeing, services, Community support for those people living in their own or shared accommodation. Our services also include a very successful Shared Lives Scheme, a range of services for children and young people and The Skills and Enterprise Hub, where people can develop their skills and confidence as part of their stepping stone to work.

As part of the team you will receive excellent support and training and the opportunity to develop a personalised skills development plan. If you want to join us at this exciting time then we would like to hear from you.

To find out more about the My Options services please take a look at our website: www.myoptionstelford.co.uk

Please note employees who are at risk will be considered first for this position. Only if an appointment is not made will other candidates be considered.

Please complete the online application form as CVs will not be accepted.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
• Free on-site parking
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
  
  
  

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

A CV Template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

Attached documents

Job Summary

Job Description & Person Specification