Team Leader (15543)
Full time, 35 hours
A variety of shift pattens to be covered including weekends. timings are 7:30am - 20:00pm
*Night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Birnbeck House is home for up to 13 adults with complex learning disabilities.
“We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated ‘good' by regulators.”
As a Team Leader with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. You will provide effective supervision of a team of Support Workers, lead with passion and enthusiasm promoting positive outcomes for disabled people with a flexible and proactive approach.
You will ensure our customers receive the very best care, personal support and assistance with daily life tasks. Supporting our Person Centred approach, you will ensure maximum independence for our customers and helping them to achieve individual aspirations.
This is a challenging yet exciting opportunity, offering you the chance to grow and develop as a member of the Leonard Cheshire team, further enhancing your already successful career as a care professional.
Please see the job description (link below) for more details.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Ideally have a level of professional development and registration (NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, L4 NVQ/SVQ) or willing to work towards a relevant qualification.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
- Have experience in supervising a team.
- Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
- Be experienced in working within a care setting.
- Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
*We are currently under consultation proposing a change to the enhancement rates paid. If the proposal is accepted, from 1 December 2025 new enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will only apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday – 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-ins.
Your benefits and rewards
As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream, the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!
If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact Liza.wiggins@leonardcheshire.org or call 0750 002 7146
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
- Location:Birnbeck House - Weston-super-Mare
- Employment type:Permanent
- Job type:Full time
- Salary:Basic hourly rate £13.70 per hour, ipto £15.70 per hour with enhancement
- Closing Date:11 August 2025
