Team Leader

Support Worker
Pay rate: £15 (weekly pay)
Shift Pattern:8am-4pm 9pm - 7am
Requirements: Previous experience working with individuals with Autism and mental health diagnoses.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide VISA sponsorship and we do not hire on a relocation basis, you must currently be based in/around the Birmingham area and able to commute.

We've got a rewarding opportunity for the right person to work with an individual living in Birmingham.

You will be working closely with an young person with an mild learning disability with a diagnosis of narcolepsy and cataplexy. The position entails providing assistance with medical, personal care, and daily tasks. You will collaborate both independently and as part of a team, working shifts to ensure round-the-clock care. If you are resilient, reliable, empathetic, and looking for a role that truly makes a difference to someone else’s life then we want to hear from you

Key Responsibilities

• Prepared to oversee a fantastic team eventually, supplying great communication and support.
• Role model excellence in your services, embedding Person Centred practice.
• Demonstrate exemplary standards of professional practice and behaviours always demonstrating Bespoke LD & A core values.
• Strong people manager and people skills.
• Organised and IT competent.
• Have a positive attitude to enhancing people's lives.
• Be approachable.
• Empathetic to individual’s needs & communication difficulties
• Must be able to stay calm & responsive in potentially stressful situations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience managing a team
• Minimum 2 years experience within health and social care
• Previous experience of supervising staff
• Ability to deal with conflicts
• Ability to deal with behaviours which may challenge
• An understanding of safeguarding and ability to identify safeguarding issues

Benefits

Access to Westfield Rewards - an exclusive rewards website, special offers on all your favourite goods and services from over 1,000 leading online and high street retailers, restaurants, travel companies

Access to Westfield Health Cash Plan with access to GP appts and to an EAP (employee assistance programme) ,money back for optical and dentistry

Access to blue light discount scheme

Attractive holiday entitlement

Opportunity to obtain NVQ's in Health and Social Care

Progression opportunities within the organisation

Ongoing training and development

Pension enrolment

A great Refer a Friend scheme - receive up to £500 through our rewards scheme when you refer a friend or family member.

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About Learning Disability and Autism 

We are a leading healthcare provider in the UK, and a CQC registered business, founded in 2006, with more than 80 employees who are part of the Bespoke family. The business is at an exciting stage in its journey and growing rapidly. We work together in a wide variety of locations to support adults and children with complex care needs, and a range of both physical and mental disabilities. We are individual-centred and the needs of the people we support are at the heart of everything we do. Our teams are passionate about working in close partnership with the people we support to provide outstanding, tailored care that promotes empowerment, and do everything possible to help our clients to access new experiences. Our areas of expertise include: Learning, Disabilities & Autism, Spinal Injuries, Physical disabilities, brain injuries, mental health conditions and children's services. We offer great opportunities for our support workers to join a dedicated care team, in a supportive and friendly environment, with plenty of scope for development and progression.