We have a truly fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Operations Team Leader to join our Short Breaks Team on a one year fixed term basis. This role will cover Seeleys Overnight Short Breaks (CQC regulated) and Seeleys Day Short Breaks.
The successful candidate will support the Operations Coordinator in all aspects of service delivery within the Short Breaks Service.
If you are motivated, ambitious and inspiring then we want to hear from you!
Despite the challenges that Adult Social Care has faced within the last 12 months, our approach in Buckinghamshire has not been to take shelter and wait for the storm to pass. Instead, we have chosen to transform and restructure Adult Social Care so we can respond to a crisis as well as build for the future.
Here's what Stephanie had to say 'Every single day that I go to work I make a positive difference in someone’s life. My work has true meaning, and even if I've had a challenging day, I know that I've made a positive contribution’
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
We are looking for a highly skilled team leader to take on the co-ordination of the Short Breaks Service that provides person centred care to Adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Challenging Behaviours. We want you to co-ordinate the work of a team of staff to enable the delivery of a range of care focussed activities.
In addition, you will take a lead role in the day-to-day effective, safe running of the service and whilst ensuring that a safe stimulating person-centred service is delivered to all.
Fixed
As a ‘fixed’ worker, you’ll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed. Typically, you’ll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.
The type of people we’re looking for…
Naturally, you will be a great people person, caring and empathetic and will have the ability to work with challenging client groups sometimes with specialist needs. The ideal candidate will extensive experience of working with the client group and possess a real passion for delivering quality care but more importantly you must be motivated to improve the lives of adults with a commitment to delivering a high quality, person-centred service in line with CQC.
You will be creative, flexible, and supportive of individuals with a desire to help modernise social care services in partnership with the people who use them. You are committed to providing a positive and enriching experience for people using the short-break service, creating the vision for this and leading the staff team to deliver.
If you'd like to hear from our current social care team, visit our Bucks Careers pages Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
Please see job summary attached for full person specification.
Please note you will need to travel to and access offices and provisions across the county. You must also have the ability to work weekends and shifts, including nights where necessary.
For more information about the role, please contact Emma Gould at emma.gould@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
Working in partnership with our health colleagues, housing and regulatory services, community boards and voluntary networks, our aim is to ensure that residents of Buckinghamshire are given the right support at the right time. We want adults at risk to be safe and in control, and to help them make choices about how they want to live. We also want to support the wellbeing of their families and carers.
Our work enables residents to have choice and control over the services they receive and can maximise their wellbeing and independence within their local community. We have a range of diverse roles in our Adults and Health directorate and are looking for people who want to make positive changes to our communities. After all, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
The majority of Buckinghamshire residents will have contact with our services at some point in their lives. Whether it’s for information and advice, access to a dedicated service or through the work of our trading standards or environmental health teams, we aim to deliver to the highest standard possible.
This is a very exciting time to join our Adult Services and Health directorate, as we join together adult social care, public health, housing and regulatory services for the first time in Council history. Our Better Lives Strategy sets out our ambition to enable people to live independently for longer and reduce dependency on services - something we are keen to focus on over the next year. This new directorate gives us the opportunity to develop an integrated approach to services that will better support our residents. After all, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
Buckinghamshire Council is an ambitious unitary authority committed to establishing one of the best councils in the country. This is a very exciting time to join our new Adults and Health directorate as we build for the future, offering multi-agency support to our communities.
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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