Team Leader - Newquay

Job Introduction

Seeking a Team Leader in Newquay

Looking for your next leadership and development opportunity?

If you have proven experience leading teams within social care, your skills and experience could be an excellent match for our Team Leader role.

As a Team Leader, you will be a visible, confident leader and role model, providing high-quality support while inspiring, motivating and developing others. You will bring a calm, resilient and confident approach, particularly when managing complex situations and supporting your team through challenges.

Delivering excellent outcomes for the people we support is at the heart of everything we do. You will play a key role in maintaining standards, driving quality and ensuring consistency of practice across your service.

Working closely with the Registered Manager, you will lead, supervise and coach a team of Support Workers, providing clear direction, guidance and regular supervision. You will be responsible for deploying staff effectively, supporting performance, developing skills within the team and ensuring resources are used efficiently.

The support we provide is person-centred and built around each individual’s values, preferences and needs. This includes supporting daily living skills, community access, personal care and medication. Alongside delivering direct support when required, you will take overall responsibility for leading and coordinating the team delivering this care.

Full and part-time opportunities available
A full UK manual driving licence is required

Benefits

• Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £30,996 to £32,869)

• Ongoing training and career development, including professional qualifications

• Contributory pension

• DBS costs covered

• Rotas planned in advance

• Wagestream access for flexible pay and financial wellbeing support

• Shopping discounts including Blue Light Card, EE perks and Costco membership

• Refer-a-friend payment

• Access to wellbeing helplines

• Health Cash Plan

You will have:

• Demonstrable experience in a supervisory or management role within social care

• Experience supporting people with a learning disability

• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a team

• Confidence in problem-solving, decision-making and communication

• Resilience to manage challenges and competing priorities

• A relevant social care qualification

• A management qualification (or willingness to work towards one)

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and empowering the people we support to live the lives they choose

• Providing strong leadership and day-to-day supervision to a team of Support Workers

• Supporting the Locality Manager with supervision, coaching and mentoring

• Modelling best practice through direct support where required

• Coordinating daily support and activities to ensure a high-quality, responsive service

• Managing resources, finances and compliance with legal and regulatory standards

Brandon Trust works alongside people of different abilities so they can create opportunities and feel empowered to live the lives they want.

Team Leaders work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service. Successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.