Team Leader / Deputy Manager – Crewe (permanent, complex care)

We are recruiting a permanent Team Leader / Deputy Manager in the Crewe area for a specialist supported living provider. This is a permanent, PAYE-employed role of 36 to 48 hours a week, paid £16.00 per hour (gross).

In this role you will lead shifts and support the service manager in a high-acuity supported living service for adults with complex needs and behaviours that challenge. Staffing is enhanced (3:1, 4:1 or 5:1), and the work involves de-escalation, Positive Behaviour Support plans, DoLS, safeguarding, incident recording and, only where lawful, authorised and trained, physical intervention. These are demanding roles, and the right person will find them very rewarding.

What you need:

• Substantial experience in complex care, learning disability, autism, acquired brain injury, mental health or high-risk behavioural services
• Experience working in, and ideally leading, enhanced staffing packages (3:1 to 5:1)
• Experience leading or supervising staff, including during significant incidents
• Working knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans and complex risk assessments
• Good understanding of DoLS, safeguarding and incident reporting
• DMI (Dynamis) training strongly preferred; Level 3 Health and Social Care, PBS, autism/LD training and supervision experience are a plus
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to complete one)
• Two suitable referees, ideally including a direct manager
• Unrestricted right to work in the UK. This role cannot offer visa sponsorship.

What is offered: paid annual leave, pension contributions, free mandatory training and free in-house DMI training, and ongoing development. Start dates and shift patterns are confirmed by the provider.

The provider makes all hiring decisions after its own application form and online interview.

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