Job Description

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About The Role

We are recruiting for a Care Team Leader at our service based in Llandeilo to support the service manager by leading the day-to-day management of a shift.

Job title: Care

Team Leader

Location: Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire



Job type: Full time, 39 hours per week, day and night shifts

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

Do you have previous experience working in care, leading a team and want to further your development within a Team Leader role?



This is an opportunity for a pro-active Care Team Leader to join an evolving Care Company. You will need to have previous experience of working within a care role and experience of leading a team.



Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.



'Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy'



The Role


The Team Leader will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower their team in supporting the people they support to achieve their goals and aspirations. You will be proactive and support the development and skills of Support Workers. This will include recruitment, induction, supervisions, annual appraisals, training, coaching, rota management, sickness and absence management. Take the lead to help Support Workers understand their responsibilities and by doing so ensure that safe, effective, caring, responsive and well lead support and care is delivered at all times. You will complete evidence based supervisions and observation supervisions as well as supporting your team of support workers to complete competency based appraisals. Support the Service Manager/Deputy Manager in managing transitions into and away from the service. You will be able to liaise professionally with all outside professional agencies, and ensure that all information is shared appropriately. Ensure that all the people we support have person centred support/care plans. You will be able to create and update these plans as per any changes that are required. To oversee and support the development of excellent quality within the service. You will design, develop and maintain excellent service user records. Working in a supportive manner that empowers the service user to live their life in their chosen manner.

What we can offer:

Refer a friend scheme

we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive 400 each time a successful referral is made *

Above and beyond

we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!

Long service awards

we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service

Employee benefits app

stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.

Cycle to work

you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme

Pension

we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life cover

you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.

Funded qualifications

earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *

Career pathways

we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!

Swanton Educates

we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development

Trained mental health first aiders

available to support you when you need someone to talk to

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support

Employee Voice

we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us


subject to eligibility & criteria


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About The Service

Maesteilo is a large site with 29 acres of land. We have a mansion style house with several adjacent self-contained cottages, situated in the beautiful Welsh countryside. At Maesteilo Mansion & Cottages - Swanton Care, we currently cater for 16 adults with varying disabilities and conditions including autistic spectrum disorder, fragile x syndrome, downs syndrome, epilepsy and pica.