Team Leader

At Turning Point, we support people with learning disabilities across England. As a Team Leader, you will make a real difference to the lives of the people we support by providing high-quality services that help each of our service users achieve their full potential. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own and lead by example.

Our services are 24-hour supported living services, where we support three individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs to live independently within their own home. The people we support have a mixture of communication, mobility, and health needs, and these would be described as quieter environments where we tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible. We endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals’ lives in a person-centred way, which includes various activities such as shopping, managing their own budgets, and cooking. Raising the bar for person-centred care, you will provide support that prioritises their well-being while building and maintaining relationships with their families and friends.

Role Responsibility

You and your team will develop flexible and realistic support plans and risk assessments with the individuals you support and in collaboration with family members and other professionals, ensuring that the support plans reflect each person’s needs, goals, and aspirations. Part of the role will include reviewing support plans and risk assessments, liaising with health professionals, chairing a variety of meetings, completing Mental Capacity Assessments, holding Best Interest meetings, and completing DoLS applications.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for Team Leaders who can quickly adapt within busy and changeable environments. You will need the ability to lead a team of Support Workers on a shift, allocate work, and delegate tasks. You will be expected to directly line manage a team of support staff, which includes managing and overseeing the rota, sickness, supervisions, appraisals, managing performance issues, coaching, and mentoring. We expect our Team Leaders to bring the strong communication skills needed to tailor their message to a variety of audiences. You should be a team player with some experience gained in the care sector, preferably with a working knowledge of supporting individuals who have learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and health issues. We will offer a varied and interesting training and development package to develop you as a line manager and support you in the role.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person, so whether it’s ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career, we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package. You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days, plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost. Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.