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Team Leader

  • Yelverton, Devon
  • Permanent
  • Up to £27115 per annum + Sleepover (70,00£ per night)
  • Carer for Phil
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Job Overview

Phil is a man in his late forties with an infectious smile. He has a passion for classic cars and he also gets great pleasure listening to animated stories based upon his life today and his past.

Essential for this role: Hold a full UK drivers licence

Date Applications Close: 11/01/2025

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 30 to 37.5h to be agreed

Reference: GM/PG

Phil is looking to recruit a Team Leader that has some experience in leading people. You must be forward thinking and a good motivator of people, Phil needs someone who is committed to the values of inclusion and who will support him to live a fulfilled life. You will have to be comfortable with storytelling and not be afraid to be animated as this is very important to Phil and something he expects from his staff team daily.

Phil enjoys holidays in Cornwall and Somerset several times a year and regularly attends activities, outings and day trips, as team leader you will be responsible for leading the team in planning and achieving this. As a team leader you will lead from the front and set examples for the rest of the team. You should be someone who is highly self-motivated and understands how to get the best from your team. You will be responsible for rotas and timesheets, making sure that Phil has the support he needs and the overall smooth running of the team.

You will need to be fairly confident with the use of technology, such as a laptop, smart phone, outlook, word etc. A flexible and calm approach to your working day will be an asset. You will be allocated management hours to do planning, complete paperwork tasks and attend meetings and time for professional development and mandatory training. You will be expected to communicate well with your team, Phil's family and external professionals. You will need to be organised and able to prioritise and manage your time well. We can offer you a great team and organisation to work with, several company benefits including pension scheme and paid sick leave, subject to terms and conditions.

Ideally you will:

Have some leadership experience
Be flexible and patient
Be interested in developing yourself
Be enthusiastic with a positive attitude
Have good organisational skills
Have good time management skills
Be comfortable with IT
Have a caring nature and want to make a real difference to Phil

Benefits:

We reward our staff with competitive salaries
We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
We have a company sick pay scheme
Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
A really good mandatory induction
Ongoing high quality training
Career development opportunities
A real chance to make a difference to someone's life

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).