Team Leader Part Time

Salary: £30,559 to £33,366 per annum, pro rata

Grade: H

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Location: Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3HF

Are you an inspiring Team Leader looking for a new challenge within North Yorkshire Council?

As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for the performance of a team of Care and Support Workers, including supervision, appraisal, and performance management, taking a proactive approach to monitoring, and managing sickness absence, including dealing with issues arising from sickness absence within the team.

You will directly report to a Registered Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring that the direct care and support provided by North Yorkshire Council within a person's own home is safe, effective, responsive, caring and well led.

We are proud of our successful track record as a leading care service provider, and we consistently appear amongst the top performing Councils in the country. You would be joining us at a pivotal time for both North Yorkshire and the Council's development as we take forward North Yorkshire's 2020 plans and work with partners to develop a distinctive public health and adult social care agenda. This aims to support more people to live longer, healthier, and independent lives.

Qualification requirements - whilst we require an NVQ level 3 in Care/Promoting Independence or CQF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care, we will support those who have a minimum of NVQ Level 2 Care/Promoting Independence or QCF Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care to achieve the Level 3 within 12 months of commencing in post.

Working in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire as a county has it all, rich in history and culture, outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coastal landscape, and wide-open spaces. Harrogate has some fantastic places to visit including the Valley Gardens, Brimham Rocks, Pine Woods, Harrogate Theatre and RHS Harlow Carr and we are not too far from the Lake District, a jewel of the North. We also benefit from excellent road and rail links, with easy access to Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and even London.

Benefits of Working for NYC

• A market-leading pension scheme.
• Generous leave entitlement.
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.
• Commitment to staff development and continuous learning.
• Progression and career-enhancement opportunities.
• Access to modern technologies to aid flexible working practices.
• As a Mindful Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing at work,
• find out more on the Mindful Employer website
• Green travel loan scheme which offers interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to work.
• In addition to in-house occupational health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available through payroll deductions.
• Staff who use a computer as a regular part of their job are entitled to a free eye test and potentially computer-specific glasses.
• Further training and development opportunities.
• Work with multi-agency partners including Health, Police, and the Third Sector.

You will be required to work evenings and weekends as part of a 7-day service. NYC pay a weekend working allowance of £30 per day.

If you are an individual with experience of working in Adult Social Care and/or the Health Sector, together with experience of managing staff we look forward to receiving your application.

To discuss the role, please contact Julia Wilson on email julia.wilson@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Documents

Job Description Team Leader (Reablement or Provider) Grade H.docx

Total Rewards

Key dates

Closing Date: Thursday 3rd April 2025

Shortlisting Date: Friday 4th April 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 10th April 2025

Venue for Interview: Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3HF

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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