Team Leader

If you’re looking for the next step on your career in social care, you’ve just discovered it.

About Tayview

Tayview has 23 en-suite, generously sized studio apartments, which are all fully accessible on the ground floor. We work with our residents to ensure their spaces are as homely as possible. Residents here live on a permanent or long-term basis; however, we have also supported individuals to learn the skills required in order to transition into independent living in the wider community.

The idyllic grounds are perfect for our residents, providing green spaces by the river as well as an exciting range of educational, recreational, and therapeutic activities. We strive to support people with disabilities to live their lives to the fullest and as independently as possible.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our team. As an experienced social care practitioner, you will ensure that our people continue to receive exceptional, person-centred support we provide by being responsible for:

• Rota management
• Staff management, supervision, recruitment, and development
• Managing customer activities
• Health and Safety
• Compiling and checking Care and Support plans for customers
• Management of medicines procedures
• Financial management for customers
• Liaising with families, health and care professionals and social workers
• On-call support

Location – Isla Road, Perth, PH2 7HQ.

Hours – 37 hours per week. 4 week, rolling rota (working a mix of day and backshifts. Please contact us if you require more info).

Experience/qualifications/key skills required

Experience of working in a similar role and environment is desirable as is a willingness to take on any personal development opportunities. You should have a care related SVQ Level 4, or the willingness to gain this qualification in a given timescale. You should have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative. 

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary - £29,535.75 (£15.31 per hour).
• We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.

Applying to Capability Scotland

Applying to join Capability Scotland is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to the hiring manager. You’ll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We’ll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way.

You can keep a track of your application in your profile management settings.

A full job description of this role is available by clicking here: Team Leader (Res Resp)

For more information on this role, you can contact Erin at 01738 632995

General Information

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.