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Location: Harlow, Essex
Salary: A GBP 13.95 per hour
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)
Join Us as a Team Leader at Shaftesbury Harlow, Essex.
Are you an inspiring, motivated and compassionate leader?
Do you believe in empowering people to live full, flourishing and meaningful lives?
If so, you could be the Team Leader we're looking for.
Who We Are
At Shaftesbury, our mission is simple: to ensure the people we support have every opportunity to live well, grow confidently and flourish.
Driven by our core values: Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous: we provide high-quality disability support across adult services, children's care and education. We champion personalised, flexible and empowering care, always going the extra mile to help people thrive.
About The Role
As a Team Leader, you'll take the lead in overseeing the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring high standards of care, smooth operations and strong teamwork.
Your Role Will Include
- Supporting, guiding and motivating staff
- Ensuring high-quality support for the people who use our services
- Maintaining professional, accurate records
- Being part of the On-Call rota (A GBP 10 per session)
- Covering sleep-ins where required (A GBP 60 per sleep-in)
Qualifications
We welcome candidates who have achieved NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or those who are willing to work towards it.
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About Netteswell Bungalows
Shaftesbury Netteswell Bungalows is a warm, supportive residential setting made up of six self-contained bungalows for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.
- 1:1 support
- Quiet location, just 10 minutes from town
- Person-centred, flexible support
- Individuals empowered to make their own decisions
- Active support that promotes involvement, choice and achievement
Here, every day is about helping people live well, grow in confidence, and thrive.
Why Work for Shaftesbury?
We know our people are our greatest strength: and we make sure they feel valued. That's why our Team Leaders enjoy a fantastic benefits package:
You're the heart of Shaftesbury: and we mean it.
We Believe Our Team Is Our Greatest Asset, And We're Proud To Have Some Of The Most Dedicated People In The Sector Working With Us. Now, We're Rolling Out Even More Perks To Show Just How Much We Value You
- A GBP 500 welcome bonus when you complete your probation (terms apply)
- Birthday treat: a birthday card plus your special day off from your annual leave
- Top ratings, top rewards: A GBP 30 gift voucher for services rated Good, and A GBP 50 if rated Outstanding
- Recognition rewards: Nominated staff may receive a thank you letter from leadership and gift vouchers up to A GBP 50 for going the extra mile
- Training you can count on: Top-tier support from day one
- Generous leave: 25 days + bank holidays, rising to 28 after 5 years
- Pension scheme for peace of mind
- Employee Assistance Programme for everyday support
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Shaftesbury is the disability charity that's committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.
What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing: it's the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up: to Shaftesbury.
Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.
Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.
Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Sche
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