Team Leader - Full-Time Post
Please note that applications outside the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will not be processed.
At St. Margarets Network, we are seeking a Team Leader to work closely with the people we support and their teams (circle of support) in their own homes.
The Team Leader will lead and support the delivery of flexible, responsive, rights-based services with a focus on Supported Self-Directed Living (SSDL) to meet each individual's changing choices and needs.
We are a rights-based service, working in partnership with adults with disabilities and their families/significant people in their lives, in line with each individual's will, preference, and choice.
We support each individual to live a meaningful life of their choosing in their own home, at the heart of family, friends, and their community.
Our work is inspired by our vision of equal citizenship and driven by our mission of supporting choice, rights, control, and engagement, and is delivered through our core values of partnership, rights, inclusion, and accountability.
The Role
The Team Leader reports to the Assistant Person Support Manager and leads the teams supporting individuals to exercise their rights, will, and preference in their own home, at the heart of family, friends, and their community.
The Team Leader has a high level of interaction with each individual ensuring that their voice and choice is central and that their supports are flexible and responsive.
The Team Leader will lead, mentor, and support the Person Support Team to develop a relationship and work with each individual to support them to live a meaningful life.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience working in rights-based services with the ability to lead a team, building positive professional relationships and circles of support that will flexibly support each individual's rights, choice, will, and preference.
Qualifications
Hold a Level 7 Degree or equivalent in Health, Social Care, or Applied Social Studies, or relevant field.
Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
* 2 years' experience working in a similar capacity;
* The ability to actively sustain engagement with a person, building and maintaining relationships that support individuals to live meaningful lives.
* Ability to build trust, lead, and motivate a team;
* A flexible, positive, and solution-focused approach.
* High level of interpersonal and communication skills
* A high capacity for working autonomously and well-developed organisation and time management skills.
* Experience working in a HIQA regulated environment.
* High level of proficiency in spoken and written English
* High levels of IT literacy and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
* Full drivers license (B)
Desirable Knowledge
Knowledge of Social Role Valorisation (SRV)
Experience of Supported Self-Directed Living (SSDL)
The Benefits Package
Includes:
* Flexible contracts and working hours
* Intensive Induction and Mentoring Programme
* Educational Scholarship Programme
* Ongoing Learning and Development
* Irish Sign Language Qualification
* Job Diversity and Experience
* Career Development
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Bike to Work Scheme
* Life Insurance - Death in Service