Care Team Leader - East LothianGBP 26,00039 HOURS PER WEEK
#morethanajob
Are you strong team player with the drive and ambition to make a difference? Are you looking to take the next step in your social care career?
ENABLE Scotland have an exciting opportunity within our East Lothian services for an ambitious individual who has the motivation and passion to lead their teams to support people who have learning disabilities to achieve their personal outcomes and live the life they choose.We are a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in striving to ensure they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Sound good so far?Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:* Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.* Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.* Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver. * The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals. * Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.* SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or willingness to work towards* Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.
Whilst your core hours are Monday to Friday, you will take part in a rotational on call service to support the wider team. You will also be required to cover weekends services should there be any staffing shortfalls that you are unable to cover with your team.
What's also great about ENABLE Scotland is that we believe in developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.
Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.
For a full job description please visit https://www.enable.org.uk/applications/files/Team_Facilitator_Job_Profile.pdf
For more information please call Sean on 07702637185