Senior Female Team Leader- Supported Living Service
UNICARE COMPLEX CARE SPECIALIST LTD · Caterham · posted 8 days ago
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Female Team Leader – Supported Living
Locations: Surbiton or Caterham, Surrey
Work location: On-site
Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker ready to step into leadership, or an established Team Leader looking for stronger clinical support and genuine career progression?
Unicare Complex Care Specialist Ltd is recruiting a Female Team Leader for one of our supported living services: Guildford Avenue in Surbiton or Oakview House in Caterham.
This is a hands-on leadership position. You will work alongside your team, lead shifts and model excellent support while ensuring the service remains safe, consistent and well organised.
The adults we support have autism, learning disabilities, mental health needs and behaviours that may challenge. They need a team that understands behaviour as communication, responds calmly to distress and provides consistent, person-centred support—even on difficult days.
About Unicare
Unicare is a CQC-registered, nurse-led provider of supported living and complex care services. We support adults across Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire and South London, alongside delivering community outreach and SEND services.
Our Team Leaders work closely with experienced managers and clinical professionals. You will have access to clinically informed Positive Behaviour Support advice, reflective practice and structured support following significant incidents.
Your responsibilities
Leading and developing the team
Lead shifts and work alongside Support Workers, setting a consistently high standard. Supervise, coach and develop staff through one-to-ones, observations, spot checks and constructive feedback. Support the induction of new employees and ensure they are competent and confident before working independently. Help plan and manage the rota, ensuring shifts are covered by staff who understand the people they support. Lead structured staff debriefs following difficult or significant incidents. Promote an open culture in which concerns are raised, discussed and addressed appropriately.
Delivering person-centred support
Ensure support plans, risk assessments and Positive Behaviour Support plans are followed consistently. Work with managers and the clinical team to review plans as people’s needs change. Promote choice, independence, meaningful activity and access to the community. Support people to manage their health, medication and appointments as independently as possible. Build positive working relationships with families, social workers, care managers, health professionals and commissioners. Promote the reduction of restrictive practices and ensure any restrictions are justified, recorded and regularly reviewed.
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