Northern Healthcare
Mental Health Team Leader
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🌟 We’re Hiring: Team Leaders – Make a Real Difference Every Day! 🌟
📍 Location: Glen Garth House, Barrow in Furness
🕒 Full-Time | 38.5 Hours Per Week | £14.45 per hour with enhanced overtime rates
Are you ready to take the next step in your career while changing lives for the better? We’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate Team Leader to join our passionate team at Glen Garth House, Barrow.
If you believe in putting people first, have a drive to support adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs, and want to be part of a close-knit, values-driven team — this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
💙 What You'll Be Doing:
As a Team Leader, you’ll play a pivotal role in the rehabilitation journey of the people we support. You’ll lead and support a team of Support Workers, ensuring exceptional care and outcome-focused support at every step.
Every day will bring challenges — but also incredible rewards as you witness the progress and empowerment of those you support.
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Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the day-to-day operations alongside the Service Manager.
- Promoting daily independence in the people we support.
- Supervising and mentoring Support Workers.
- Safely administering prescribed medication.
- Allocating duties effectively across the team.
- Championing person-centred care and positive relationships with the people we support and their families.
- Maintaining accurate, respectful records.
- Promoting safeguarding, confidentiality, and best practices at all times.
🔍 What We're Looking For:
- Previous experience supporting adults with mental health conditions or learning disabilities in an inpatient setting or challenging environment.
- Knowledge and experience working with drug and alcohol addiction would be advantageous.
- Leadership experience or a strong desire to take the next step into a leadership role.
- Empathy, resilience, and dedication to making a difference.
- A team player with excellent communication skills.
- Ideally, Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care (or working towards it).
- Must have the right to work in the UK.
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Our core values? Positive. Respectful. Honest. Understanding. Dedicated. If those sound like you, you’ll fit right in.
🌟 What You’ll Get in Return:
- £14.45 per hour
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Flexible working week & shift patterns (including weekends)
- Career development opportunities + NVQ training
- Comprehensive induction & buddy programme
- Healthcare cover (dental, optical, prescriptions, physiotherapy)
- Enhanced DBS check paid for
- Employee awards & recognition schemes
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Refer-a-friend bonus scheme
- Wellbeing support & workplace culture that cares
Ready to Lead with Heart?
If you’re a current Support Worker, Team Leader, or someone with the experience and passion to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you.
Join us in shaping brighter futures — apply now and be part of something meaningful.
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