Care Team Leader

Consensus Support; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care support organization in the East Midlands seeks a Team Leader to provide exceptional care to empower individuals with disabilities. Responsibilities include leading a team, engaging in community activities, and ensuring the delivery of training compliance. You should have experience in social care and demonstrate a commitment to kindness and creativity in your interactions. This role offers competitive pay and various benefits, including a dedicated career ladder to aid your professional growth.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Financial benefits like life assurance

Health and Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in social care sector (Mental Health Support Worker, Care Worker, or similar role).
• Values focused on kindness and commitment to those supported.
• Capable of engaging individuals in meaningful activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional care to empower individuals with disabilities.
• Lead the team in communication and training compliance.
• Engage in community activities and celebrate special occasions.

Skills

Experience in social care

Effective communication

Team leadership

Engagement in community activities

Job description

Overview

Consensus is not just a care provider – we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re looking for a career where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you.

Role: Team Leader

Salary: £12.93 - £12.93 per hour

Service: The Old Red Lion, DN22 0EJ

Shifts: Rotational, 37.5 hours per week

Your Benefits

Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work®, as well as being one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women, Development, and Wellbeing in 2025. Here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:

• Career Ladder: Our dedicated career ladder provides clear opportunities for your future progression.
• Learning & Development: Support your personal and professional growth with training and qualifications to enable you to achieve your full potential.
• Financial Benefits: Life Assurance of twice your annual basic salary. Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Wagestream. Access to Discounts from over 150 retailers.
• Health & Wellbeing: From confidential telephone counselling, dedicated wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Your Role

Through understanding the needs of the people you support, you’ll provide exceptional care that truly changes lives. A career with meaning, you’ll also have a lot of fun, too – from helping with daily tasks to amazing trips that make dreams come true.

• Help the people we support to engage in meaningful opportunities and activities – empowering them to enjoy a great life filled with amazing experiences.
• Get involved in the community, support during leisure and social activities, and celebrate special occasions.
• Lead the team to communicate appropriately, considering individual communication needs, and helping people to communicate effectively with others, too.
• Engage in learning and development opportunities for the team ensuring that training compliance levels are met and maintained.

Your Service

The Old Red Lion is a seven bed property comprising of the main house with three bedrooms, an annex with two bedrooms and a converted coach house with two bedrooms. It is located in the popular village of Treswell, five miles east of Retford, close to Treswell Woods, Lincoln and Leverton. The service has both an independent living skills and sensory centre on site, to enable individuals to reach their goals and to develop the skills they need to live as independently as possible.

Your Values

You will already have experience in the social care sector (Mental Health Support Worker, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistant or Care Assistant) but your values are most important to us. Values influence every interaction between our colleagues and the people we support. They are a promise that:

• We will always act with kindness.
• Stay committed to the people who rely on us.
• Embrace creativity in the way we work and grow.

Next Steps

• Once you’ve applied our dedicated in-house recruitment team will call to share more about the role.
• The next step will be an interview in the service, where you’ll meet the team and the people we support.
• If successful, we’ll organise your Free DBS Check and references prior to confirming your start date.
• Your journey will then begin with a 3-day online induction, before heading to the service to get started.

At Consensus, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of race, colour, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Join us at Consensus Support Services, where your unique perspective is valued, and every individual has the opportunity to succeed.