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LDN London is an award-winning charity with over 60 years’ experience of supporting people with learning disabilities to stay healthy, be safe and live well. We have a fantastic opportunity for several experienced Team Leaders to join our respite (Short breaks) service in Kensington. The service is located near Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road tube stations. The short breaks service offers crisis and planned stays to adults with learning disabilities in Kensington. The Team Leaders manage our short breaks service ensuring safe, person-centred, and high-quality support for adults with learning disabilities.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and manage the team to success
Offer a creative and flexible response to ever changing complex demands including meeting guest’s needs within the environment
Act as the 'person in charge' for the service during shift — coordinating staff deployment, managing admissions and discharges, ensuring accurate recording and communication, and promoting a positive and enabling environment for guests and staff
Support the Registered Service Manager to ensure team delivers on quality improvement, and safeguarding, managing the budget of the service and the personal finances of people you support
Lead the management of Health and Safety in the service
Create a harmonious, open, and positive working environment, where people are confident to speak up
Work with people who need assistance with every aspect of daily living, supporting complex health conditions, assisting people with sensory loss and communication challenges as well as with people who are significantly more independent but vulnerable to coercion and control and who may reject support
Work as partners with professionals and families
Take on additional responsibilities based on a key working model
Requirements:
Experienced Team Leader
Well organised person with ability to deliver successful outcomes
Confident networker and relationship builder with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to develop strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
Self-starter able to use own initiative, can problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills
Positive, resilient attitude, able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be flexible and adaptable
Good understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities
Able to work collaboratively to achieve goals
Able to self-motivate and work independently whilst keeping in line with LDN London’s values
Must be able to provide employment or professional references covering the last three years
Must be DBS checked
What we offer:
Opportunity to work flexibly
Up to 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
Generous pension scheme
Season ticket loans
Family friendly policies
Personal/professional development packages
Continuing opportunities for learning and development