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Job Title: Team Leader
Department: Support & Care
Salary Scale: £37,000 per annum (rising to £42,100 with service)
Responsible To: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Cookstown
Hours of Work: Full Time
(Covering a 24 hour, 7 days per week Rotational Shift Roster)

About Trinity

You are joining Trinity Support & Care Services, an innovative organisation, providing quality assured, safe, and person-centred residential care and outreach support services to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Key purpose of the job:

The primary objective of this post is to provide care and support through a person-centred approach which meets the practical, physical and emotional needs of service users, with an Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder or associated Mental Health needs. To assist persons with a disability with their day-to-day living, training and daytime opportunities, in which to live life to their fullest potential; achieve their highest level of functioning to maintain independence and/or to improve skills that will make them more independent.

Main responsibilities

As Team Leader you will be responsible for leading and managing, a staff team, co-ordinating shift activity and delegating tasks accordingly to ensure that service users receive the appropriate support and care. As Team Leader, you will work collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the provision of safe, person-centred and quality assured services to users of the service.

Service User

• Assist in the implementation of clinical/Social Care policies and guidelines which supports person centred services in line with National Quality Standards and all legal frameworks
• Assist in the Management of service user care to ensure the highest professional standards using an evidence-based approach to ensure clinical effectiveness and efficiency.
• Coordinate and prioritise appointments in liaison with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to improve service user satisfaction.
• Deal with complaints, in a professional, logical and coherent manner; as per policy.
• To work under the direction of the Assistant/Manager to ensure that the highest possible standards of care are maintained at all times, consistent with the mission, vision and values of the service.
• Actively promote the participation of persons with a disability in the planning of the centre/home.
• To report immediately to the Assistant/Manager any incident of concern involving either staff member or resident, in accordance with the organisations incident reporting policy.
• Working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams, families and other key people to support each service user to work towards and achieve their personal goals, guided by their individual care plan.
• To act as key worker for named service users where appropriate.
• Provide individualised support, using a facilitative and strengths-based approach to personal care, whilst always ensuring service users right to dignity and respect.
• Promote the social interaction of persons with a disability, with the wider community, in accordance with their choices and personal goals.

Staff Management

• Provide support / supervision to, and other front-line staff where appropriate.
• Ensure staff members are fully informed on all matters affecting the day-to-day running of the services and that lines of communication are clear and implemented by all staff.
• To participate in matters concerning discipline, grievances, untoward incidents and complaints, when required.
• Participate in the recruitment of team members where appropriate (ie) short-listing/interviewing etc

Health and Safety

• Ensure that services are compliant with the requirements of the Health, Safety and Welfare legislation.
• Perform duties in a manner conducive to health and safety, and in accordance with the organisations policies and procedures.
• Ensure that accidents and incidents involving service users/visitors/staff are recorded in line with policy and all statutory reports completed to a high standard.
• Ensure all staff members, are aware of their responsibilities in the event of an emergency accident/incident.

Record and Financial Management

• To maintain accurate and comprehensive records as are required in the individual service e.g. daily reports, financial records, communication books, family contact sheets and service user care plans (where applicable).
• To support service users to manage their personal monies, and to document all transactions, whilst ensuring their personal finances are safeguarded.
• To maintain accurate records of all expenditure, attaching to the centre/unit (where appropriate).
• To ensure that files are up to date and stored in an orderly and secure fashion, that ensures service user confidentiality.

Training and ongoing development

• Be aware of current developments in disability services, mental health services and all other provisions of care in Ireland; and maintain a commitment to ongoing professional development in these areas.
• Attend and participate in continuous professional development
• Educate and support all assigned staff members, including the induction of new staff, and support line management in the ongoing performance appraisal.

Person Specification Team Leader



BEHAVOURAL COMPETENCIES
The following behavioural competencies have been designated as essential behaviours that should be demonstrated in order to successfully perform this role. These behaviours will be assessed during the selection process.