Team Leader

Overview

In this permanent, full-time role at Byker Lodge Resource Centre, you will support the Registered Manager in daily operations, providing leadership and supervision to the team. You will guide shifts, promote person-centred care, and help ensure safe, effective services. You’ll manage medication processes, support care planning, and uphold CQC standards and health and safety requirements. This role offers development through people-facing leadership within Adult Social Care.

Pay / Benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Funded learning and professional qualifications
• Induction and ongoing training programme
• Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff wellbeing support and initiatives

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in daily service operations
• Provide leadership, guidance and supervision to staff
• Lead and support staff during shifts
• Promote person-centred care and positive outcomes
• Support medication management and care planning processes
• Assist with staff supervisions, appraisals, inductions and competency assessments
• Act as a role model for values-based practice
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards, council policies and health and safety requirements
• Collaborate with families, health professionals and partner agencies

Key requirements

• Experience working within health and social care
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Ability to motivate and support others
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care
• Ability to prioritise workload and make decisions
• Positive and professional leadership approach

• communication
• organisation
• leadership
• teamwork
• medication management
• care planning processes

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