Team Leader (Full time)

Team Leader Make a Real Difference Every Day

Location: Daneswood - Shipham
Hours: Full-time (flexible rota including evenings, weekends & bank holidays)
Salary: £35,000 + Performance Bonus, Health Care Cash Plan, Refer a Friend Scheme & more

Are you a confident leader who can motivate a team, keep standards high, and still roll up your sleeves when support is needed?

At Daneswood, we re looking for a Team Leader to help deliver a needs-led, person-centred service for adults with a learning disability supporting people to build independence, grow in confidence, and have the best quality of life possible.

This is a brilliant role for someone who wants to blend hands-on support with leadership, and who takes pride in doing things the right way.

The role

You will support the day-to-day management of the service, ensuring staff deliver consistent, high-quality support aligned to individual care plans and person-centred goals. You will help embed best practice, promote a positive performance culture, and maintain robust standards in safeguarding, medication management, and governance.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide operational leadership and strong management across shifts
• Drive a consistent, person-centred approach supporting planning, reviews, transitions, and multi-disciplinary working to maximise quality of life.
• Maintain strong compliance and quality standards, including safeguarding, risk assessment actions, information governance, and adherence to policies, legislation, and relevant codes of practice.
• Oversee key operational controls, including medication stock/inventory processes, accurate record-keeping, and effective reporting on performance and service objectives.
• Support the team through coaching, supervision, team communication, and ensuring training is embedded in practice.

What we re looking for:

You will be an experienced care professional with proven leadership capability, confident decision-making, and a clear commitment to values-led practice. You will be organised, resilient, and able to maintain standards while building constructive relationships with colleagues, families, and external professionals.