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On average our starting salary for a support worker in our residential of supported living services is £22,500 per year (based on a 35-hour week and including one sleep in at £60 per night). Just working an additional 6 hours per week i.e., 41 hours will allow you to earn £26,000 per year. Indeed, our Support Workers can earn significantly higher salaries by picking up overtime with many of our experienced workers earning more than £30,000 per year.

Hourly Rate of Pay: From £24,000 pa (12.31 p.h from July 2023)

Hours: 35

Shift:

Tasks / Responsibilities of a Team Leader:

The Team Leader role may include but not be limited to:

• Drive a mobility car or service vehicle. Manual License required (ESSENTIAL)

• Providing direct supervision, coaching, and mentoring to support staff Identify staff training needs
• Manage all finances relating to the service in accordance with policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain effective communication with families and relevant others
• Ensure relevant parties are regularly updated through regular, planned reviews and reports
• Support individuals within the community in activities such as bike rides, long walks & shopping
• Ensuring written records are correctly maintained
• Administering medication
• Uphold their privacy, confidentially and dignity
• Assisting individuals with personal care and hygiene
• Household management tasks cooking, cleaning etc.
• Working with individuals who can display challenging behaviours hurting self or others, running away, throwing things, swearing, shouting.

• Working with and supporting individuals with additional needs, such as epilepsy, pica, learning disabilities.
• Will include lone working
• Staff in CQC Registered and Supported Living services are required to undertake sleep-in shifts and receive an allowance, topped up to NLW where appropriate
• Drive an individuals mobility car or service vehicle Manual Licence required
• Supporting individuals to maintain relationships with family and friends
• Handle money to shop, going to the bank etc
• Staff in CQC Registered and Supported Living services are required to undertake sleep-in shifts and receive an allowance, topped up to NLW where appropriate.

Qualities of a Team Leader:

• Promoting independence and choice
• Promoting equality, diversity & inclusion
• A commitment to continuous personal development and learning.
• To form good working relationships with other members of staff across different services.
• Understanding each individuals abilities and support needs

Benefits We Offer you as a Team Leader:

We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:

• Paid DBS Check
• 28 days holiday, plus option to buy 5 extra days pa (Pro Rata for Part Time Positions)
• Company Sick Pay after 12 months service
• Death in Service Benefits
• Some meals provided, depending on shifts
• Long Service and Contribution Recognition Awards
• Pension (after 3 months)
• Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
• Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
• Additional Sleep In Shifts may be available
• Opportunities to pick up additional voluntary casual shifts at enhanced rates
• Superb paid training
• Regulated Care Qualification Sponsorship
• Refer a Friend via Care Friends app- Where points mean pounds!

About the Trust:

Supporting over 100 people in Medway and across Kent, The Kent Autistic Trust provides a wide range of services designed to meet diverse needs of the people we support with autism, learning disabilities and related difficulties. We provide residential homes, supported living accommodation, day resource services, respite, and outreach services. Ensuring the voice of those we support is actively listened to, working for us often means that no two days are the same, but the care and support we give is of consistently high quality, with CQC rating all our services good, and many outstanding.

Our Values and Commitment:

KAT is committed to providing high quality supports designed around individual abilities, needs and choices. KAT is committed to promoting independence and inclusion within communities. KAT believes everyone is able to make their own individual contribution. KAT seeks to work in partnership with all relevant parties but in particular with the individual themselves.

We seek Support Workers who really value every person, whether it's the people we support, their families, carers, or other staff by respecting their priorities, needs, abilities and limits.

We hope you are one of them!

We do not accept applications made via agencies for Support Workers.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found or experiencing a high volume of applications.