Team Leader - Healthcare - Leeds (Garforth)

Team Leader - Healthcare - Leeds (Garforth)

Req #1025

Daniel Yorath House, 1 Shaw Cl, Garforth, Leeds LS25 2HA, UK

Job Description

Posted Wednesday 7 October 2026 at 02:00

Team Leader - Healthcare - Leeds (Garforth)

Salary: A competitive rate of up to

£15.12 per hour with a £1 enhancement on Weekends and Bank Holidays

Hours: Flexible working hours

Working in brain injury rehabilitation is different to other kinds of Team Leader role. You’re there to encourage and guide individuals, helping them gain the skills and confidence to live independently.

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Role:

As a Team Leader your main purpose will be to contribute and have responsibility for providing quality social and vocational support services for the people we support. You will lead, supervise and develop a team of support workers to ensure the needs of those wesupport are met according to their individual support plan in line with company policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

Main duties will include:

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders in order to compliment and contribute to the positive reputation of the company.
• To provide line management to a designated team of staff within a specified group at a location or group of locations within the allocated division.
• To undertake any reasonable traveling requirements in order to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. This may include supporting other locations within the Division as required.
• To set and communicate high standards of care and professional conduct within the team supervised.
• To lead and support compliance with Brainkind quality audits.
• To lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate
• To contribute information for the accurate notification of incidents/accidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
• Represent the Brainkind at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.

Requirement

• NVQ / QCF level 3 HSC or willingness to work towards within 12 months

Skills/Experience required:

• Previous experience of working within a care/support environment
• Knowledge of current relevant legislation relating to care standards, health and safety and food hygiene
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Demonstrate ability to be flexible and adaptable in approach, being able to prioritise , plan and organise the work load

REWARDS:

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive rate of Up to £16.05 per hour
• 33 Days AL
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking

Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks

Brainkind is a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Job Details

Pay Type: Hourly

Employment Indicator: Regular

Daniel Yorath House, 1 Shaw Cl, Garforth, Leeds LS25 2HA, UK

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