Team Leader (Nights)

The Orpheus Centre is a charity and SEN College which supports young disabled adults aged 18-25 to learn essential life skills, gain formal qualifications and prepare for future employment. All young people who come to Orpheus have a love of the arts and are able to experience music, dance, drama, music technology and visual arts during their time at the college. The arts are what makes Orpheus unique. It is a place to nurture creative talents, experience the professional arts world and, in doing so, build confidence and self-esteem, and have a greater sense of wellbeing, identity, and purpose.

Here at Orpheus, we know the arts have the power to benefit and enhance lives and support the students to be the best they can be, both in the workplace and in their future lives. We are currently seeking a self-motivated, skilled and experienced Night Support Lead / Team Leader to line manage night support staff and oversee the smooth running of the team during the night.

Role details:

• 35 hours a week / 44 weeks per year, following a two-week rota pattern.
• A typical work pattern could look as follows, but will be discussed in more depth at interview:

• Monday (Night) – 21:00 – 06:00
• Tuesday – OFF
• Wednesday (Night) 21:00 – 06:00
• Thursday – OFF
• Friday (Late) 18:00 – Midnight
• Saturday (Late) 18:00 – Midnight
• Sunday (Late) 21:00 – 06:00

Please note that this is a term time only contract for 44 weeks a year, 38 of which are term weeks, plus 6 weeks of admin, rehearsals, training – to be worked as required by the organisation.

Salary: £28,700.48 per annum pro rata

Excellent benefits including enhanced employer pension contributions, Employment Assistant Program (EAP), paid days off for dependants, bereavement leave, death in service, free staff lunches and training and development opportunities.

Essential qualifications, knowledge and experience:

• Good level of Maths, English
• A minimum of two years’ experience of working with young people or adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• Experienced in providing personal care for individuals
• Understanding of the range of different types of learning difficulties and disabilities
• Willingness to maintain and update personal specialist skills and knowledge through engaging with appropriate professional development activities and training
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of students with personal care and medical needs
• Good computer and IT skills
• Innovative and creative
• Sense of humour
• Caring and patient attitude
• Ability to work well in a team and foster good relationships within a multidisciplinary workforce
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively with other professionals, colleagues, students and families/carers

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all service users. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, online searches will form part of this process. We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities. This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is therefore subject to an Enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service. In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.

The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer. We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

Applications will be reviewed as we receive them and if a suitable candidate is identified, we reserve the right to close our advert sooner. No agencies please.