Team Leader

New Year, new career? If you are an experienced Team Leader, we have a great opportunity for you!

Lanarkshire Houses is a residential care home that's a little unique: we're based over two sites, one in Lanark and one in Carluke, and we benefit from ten houses that our customers occupy rather than apartment-style accommodation.

At Lanarkshire Houses, we aim to encourage all our customers to live full and happy lives in a safe and nurturing place and we are looking to hire a Team Leader who shares our values and will support the Service Manager in delivering a service that allows our customers to achieve their goals.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our teams and lead the way with this new opportunity. You will ensure that our people continue to receive the exceptional, person-centred support we provide. The role will require you to have vision and confidence to nurture service growth.

We are looking for someone who is keen to implement innovation while maintaining a positive environment and service. This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values a vision into practice. If you think you fit the bill - we want to hear from you.

Requirements:

A key part of this role is to coach, monitor, mentor and develop the skill base within the staff team, you will do this by displaying Leadership skills such as role modelling, decision making, being an effective communicator, having a positive attitude, commitment and confidence in the role. Supervision duties and rota management are also required. Supporting staff to complete on line training and mandatory training will also be part of this role.

• This job is based in Carluke and Lanark and regular travel between those two locations is part of the job, therefore a driving license and a car are required.
• The ideal candidate will also have some level of flexibility in terms of the shifts ( including on-call and night shifts).
• The candidate should have the SVQ Level 3 and be willing to work towards SVQ Level 4

As part of our commitment to equal pay - the salary offered is set and advertised in every advert. Terms and conditions are agreed collectively and are not individually negotiated.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Fully paid, sector-leading learning and development
• Fully funded SVQ placement – a qualification which is yours for life
• Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
• Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
• As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
• Flexible working is available
• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Free PVG checks throughout your career.

Applying to Capability Scotland

Applying to join our family is easy. Please visit our website. On our website at the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to our hiring service. You’ll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We’ll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way. You can keep a track of your application in your profile management settings.

You’ll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We’ll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way. You can keep a track of your application in your profile management settings.

A full job description of this role is available by clicking here: Team Leader (Res Resp)

For more information on this role, you can call Lesley on 07940 463 227 using reference CS220901.

General Information

• Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We are happy to consider job-share applications.
• Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates.
• A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.