Team Leader

Salary £27,479 per annum

Location Paisley

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

Care to join us? Then come reach your full potential at Quarriers.

Do you have a passion for people and care about helping others live fulfilling lives? We are looking for a caring individual who shares Quarriers values.

Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.

We also pay sleepover hours at £10.90 per hour.

Premium rate of £11.61 paid between midnight and 7am.

Renfrewshire Supported Living Initiative provides support to people in their own homes, across Renfrewshire and the surrounding areas to live independently and be active citizens. The people supported by the service have a range of support needs related to physical disability, learning disability and acquired brain injury. Each Team Leader has their own allocated caseload of services and staff and plays a key role in ensuring the delivery of high quality care and support, monitoring the quality of the service and engaging with the people being supported to ensure their outcomes are met and their voices are heard.

We are looking for a Team Leader (39 hours) who will be responsible for leading and managing a staff team through mentoring, supervision, appraisal and team development opportunities. The successful candidate will be an experienced social care professional with some management experience or evidence of self-development to support taking the step into a management role. The successful candidate will also have extensive experience in working in a person centred way, awareness of Positive Behaviour Support Planning, Risk Assessment and the ability to effectively manage their time and prioritise their objectives.

You will be joining a well established management team and will be supported through a structured period of familiarisation and induction by the Project Manager and Depute Manager. The service office base is at Abbeymill Business Centre in Paisley and part of the working week will be spent there, the remaining time will be spent at individual services. Each Team Leader undertakes around 8 hours a week of direct support and also takes part in an on call rota, approximately 7 days per month. The service operates 365 days of the year and the working pattern can include weekends and evenings. There is some degree of flexibility in the rota and the option to undertake occasional sleepover shifts.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.

The successful candidate must have a full current drivers licence and access to own transport.

Please note that IT skills are required for all Quarriers vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

At Quarriers our staff are our most important asset therefore we offer extensive training and impressive learning and development opportunities. We are a SVQ accredited centre. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives.

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.