Team Leader

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 Connect 1 service in Glasgow!

Your new opportunity

We are looking for a Team Leader to join our services within our Connect 1 Service which is a service which provides a wide range and support for people with physcial and learning disabilities.

At Glasgow Connect, we strive to offer a service that is truly person-centred, ensuring that the vision of the People We Support is encapsulated in policy and service delivery.

We wish to challenge and change societal attitudes to become fair and inclusive - ensuring that everyone has quality opportunities to thrive and reach their full potential.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth, effective running of this service 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.

The Team leader will be responsible for managing their own time and support hours, they will be supported by Project Managers.

This is a full time permanent 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.

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