Team Manager

We are currently recruiting to our Lancaster and Morecambe Short Breaks Service. We are looking for a Caring and reliable Team manager to work within the Lancaster and Morecambe Short Breaks Service based in Torrisholme. We are looking for a Team Manager with person centred values who would like to make a difference to the people we support focusing on positive outcomes.

Lancaster and Morecambe short breaks is a respite service for adults with learning disabilities offering six bedrooms for long, short term and emergency respite. Supporting carers for a break in care and seen as a holiday for Guests. The team manager will need to be flexible around the rota supporting the staff team, working bank holidays, weekend work and on-call duties on a rota basis.
We provide all the required training to ensure you get the most from your role, with qualifications on offer it's a great opportunity to progress in this service and turn it into a career.

What we are looking for…

Passion - we want to recruit people with a passion to make a difference to the people we supports' lives, providing much needed support like it's second nature - your commitment to the people we support will be life changing in the work you do, bringing comfort with a warm smile and a cup of tea - you will become indispensable supporting people with personal care, household chores, finances, medication and anything else they require in their day to day life - you will support people into the community to participate in activities, keeping their spirits high, maybe a shopping trip or outdoor activities, whatever it takes to bring them smiles and happiness - you will be changing outlooks and breaking down those barriers that they face on a daily basis.

Empathy & Resilience - you will have an understanding of the challenges the people we support deal with which means an empathic nature is of upmost importance - you will need bags of motivation and be able to keep going even on the more difficult days - the needs of our service users can be complex and you may face challenging behaviour but your determination and dedication to excellent care will make it feel easy - it is essential that you are able to communicate clearly and effectively with every individual providing reassurance and positivity.

Reward - this role is one of the most rewarding that you will be find, seeing the difference you have made to a persons life right before your eyes - the smallest things go a long way and you will be relied upon to continue with your endless support and guidance - From commencing in post, you will be supported in this position with an induction programme and mandatory training to complete. The Adult Disability Service also promotes career development opportunities with various qualifications and training on offer - you will be able to take advantage of a QCF qualification (Qualifications and Credit Framework) which is NVQ Level 3 equivalent - we also have very supportive management team who ensure all team members are guided, great culture and you'll be working alongside people with the same values as your own.

Pulled from the full job description

• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount, Salary £ 29777 - £33945 per annum l Permanent l Part time, 30 hours per week l Lancaster and Morecambe Short Breaks Service, This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.


You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.