Team Manager

Description:

The vacancy

What we’re looking for:

* Do you have a background in specialist/supported housing?

* Do you have experience of working with a vulnerable client group?

* Do you understand or have experience of managing a large team?

* Can you communicate respectfully with and about people respecting their dignity and diversity?

* Do you drive and have access to your own vehicle?

If so, this role is perfect for you!

Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Team Manager on a Temporary basis for 12 months, covering our Colchester area.

A bit about the role:

As a Team Manager, you will provide leadership and direction for your team of Outreach Support Workers to deliver high quality and effective support services, which promote the independence, wellbeing and inclusion of customers.

As Team Manager, you will identify and deliver service improvement projects and initiatives that improve the effectiveness of the team and the outcomes of the service.

Some of the key results for the role include:

* Leading, supervising and managing a team of support workers, providing supervision every four to six weeks, and being responsible for ensuring they meet or exceed the requirements of their role.

* Providing a positive role model for support workers, by modelling good practice, advising on, and intervening in, complex and/or high-risk cases and assisting with the in-service induction of new staff.

* Ensuring that support workers carry out needs and risk assessments, complete support plans, provide support in accordance with the risk assessment plans and carry out reviews, in accordance with policies and procedures and the requirements of stakeholders and funders.

* Ensuring support workers deliver services to customers which are flexible and personalised.

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check and a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.

The successful candidate must be available for the on call rota which includes waking nights and sleep ins.

This role would suit an experienced Senior Support Worker or Support Worker seeking career progression and/or development!

A bit about us:

It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.

Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

* Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays

* Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.

* 4 x Life Assurance

* Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates

* Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications

* Two additional paid volunteering days each year

* Family friendly policies

* Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1

Are you ready to apply?

Closing Date: 4 July 2024

Interview Date - Week commencing 8th July.

To be considered for the position of Team Manager, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer