Team Leader – Erdington B24 CLOSED
Location: 39 Silverbirch Road, Erdington B24
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,954 per annum
New Outlook has been providing housing and care services to people with sensory impairment across the West Midlands for over 170 years.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual with passion and determination to take a lead role in driving excellence within a small, 24-hour residential care home in Erdington.
39 Silverbirch Road is a CQC registered property that provides 24-hour specialist care and support to vulnerable adults aged 18-65 with a sensory impairment, and other complex needs.
As Team Leader, you will work with the Manager to lead the care team to deliver excellent outcomes for people with a range of complex needs. These include visual impairment, learning and/or physical disabilities and acquired brain injury.
You must have at least 2 years’ care experience in a similar position, a Level 2 QCF/NVQ in Care and a willingness to participate in vocational training, e.g. NVQ 3, and have flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
You should have good organisational and communication skills both verbally and written, be flexible to the needs of the people we support and service, and have a ‘can do’ hands on approach to care.
The Team Leader role is varied and includes:
- All aspects of care work; assisting with personal care, medication, shopping, meal preparation, person centred planning, activities
- Being a role model for the team and displaying good principles of care
- All aspects of staff management including rotas, recruitment, staff induction, supervision, appraisals and training
- Leading in the completion of assessments, care plans, reviews and case conferences
- Quality monitoring and data collection
- Liaising with professionals, relatives and advocates
- Maintaining quality standards, Health and Safety, and CQC requirements/compliance
- Shift work along with some weekend working
- Act as Duty Officer with allocating workloads
- Participating in the On-Call rota
- Taking charge of the service in the absence of the Manager
- Attending regular meetings and forums as directed
- Undertake and/or attend all required training
- To adhere to all policies and procedures
Please note, successful applicants must be able to work 35 hours per week, without visa restrictions, and will be required to provide enhanced DBS clearance, together with evidence of their Right to Work in the UK.
Benefits of working at New Outlook:
- 22 days Annual Leave (after your second year of service one additional day, subject to a maximum of three additional days) + 8 Bank Holidays
- Employer pension contribution
- Staff discount scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Birthday leave
- Long service awards
From our recent staff survey, our staff have told us that they are really engaged and feel proud to work for us and the people we support.
How to Apply:
Please apply with an up-to-date CV to jobs@newoutlook.org.uk . If you would like a Job Description, please contact HR on 0121 602 6518. Please note, we are actively reviewing applications and may close this advert early if a successful candidate is found.
If you have any questions about this position, please contact Mandeep Kaur, Head of Operations – Residential Services, by email Mandeepc@newoutlook.org.uk .
Closing Date: CLOSED
Interviews: Telephone interviews to take place on 19/12/2025. If successful, a second face-to-face interview will be arranged in Erdington B24.
New Outlook is a Disability Confident employer.
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