Service Leader Level 1 - Newcastle Upon Tyne

Community Integrated Care•Newcastle upon Tyne, NE

5d•$29,329 - $30,920

About The Position

Community Integrated Care is currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate health and social care professional with Complex Care experience for a Service Leader based in Newcastle Upon Tyne This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your leadership skills while making a meaningful impact every day supporting people to “Live Lives Bolder” Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities . We work hard to enriching the lives of people with many different care needs. It’s exciting and rewarding work, and we’re full of pride and passion for what we do. Since the early days, we’ve grown to provide many innovative and bespoke care services to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We want to provide support based on the principles of choice, dignity and respect. This resonates in our vision of ‘Your Life, Your Choice’ and our strategy ‘Best Lives Bolder’ We have strong values and we’re proud to pioneer new ways of delivering social care to stand out in our sector. In the past two years, we have won or made the shortlist for over 100 national and regional awards! We are also focused on our people. Our Support Workers are dedicated and passionate about going ‘the extra mile’ for the people we support and in return, we go the extra mile for them by investing in pay, recognition, wellbeing and continued professional and personal development. We will provide you with all the training, support and personal protective equipment you need in your role and will help you develop, should you decide you want to develop your career with us. We are 6 young adults in our 20’s and 30’s and share one thing; how different and unique we all are. We are all mobile and like to get out and about. Some of us may require different levels of support in our home or in the community. We have different challenges in our lives which include learning difficulties, communication, and autism. We have a large staff team at Ridgewood who are all trained to support us and our needs. We are very proud of our own bungalows and have decorated them the way we like them with our own favourite things Being busy - we all like different things these can include shopping, music, gaming, eating out, cinema, theatre, the park, going for walks, going on public transport, bowling, days in the country and many, many more. Having Fun - we like to have fun at Ridgewood and have a laugh with our staff team. We love going out and having fun but we also love being as independent as possible in our bungalows. We also sometimes have parties and crafts in bungalow 1 (the office) and in the garden - this is where we can all get together and have parties and barbeques Our Staff - we like warm, friendly, and kind staff we would not like anyone who is too loud or bossy but hopefully you like to laugh and sing It would be great if you’d like to work us especially if you are fun, like going out on adventures – we promise you no two days are the same! Our Home - There are 7 Bungalows at Ridgewood Number 1 is an office for staff The other 6 are for us we have our own tenancies and are decorate our homes how we like We each have a large bathroom, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, plus a lounge and a private garden. Our neighbours are all amazing as our neighbours are each other, we have our own little street. We have private parking which you can use to park your car We have a shared car for outings

Requirements

Experience working in a complex care health or social care setting, you will have an upbeat positive manner, as well as having a genuine passion for supporting people to become a part of their local and wider community.
You will also have experience working with people supported who present different challenges in their lives which include learning difficulties, communication, and autism that require intensive support planning and management to ensure their safety and quality of life at all times.
In addition you will be comfortable using basic IT systems that are required within the role - training can be offered to support this area.
You will also hold a professional qualification in Health and Social Care, i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, SVQ Level 3 plus supervisory units (Scotland) / Care Management Level 3 (England).
Patience
Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
A strong work ethic
Reliability
Honesty
Determination
A problem Solver
Resilience

Responsibilities

Leading and motivating a team of support workers
Driving high standards of care and service delivery
Promoting a positive, inclusive, and empowering culture
Ensuring services are well-resourced and compliant
Supporting with CQC registration and quality assurance

Benefits

Salary of £29329 – £30920 per year (depending on experience)
Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
Managed by supportive senior leaders
33 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
Pension Scheme
No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
We will pay for your DBS
Shopping Discounts Scheme
Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
Financial Hardship Fund
Investment in your wellbeing