Job reference number:
GE2529
Region:
Worthing and the surrounding area
Hours per week:
37.5
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
£28,209.00 FTE per annum
Who we are: The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for!
Grace Eyre is looking for a Team Leader to join our Choices Team in Coastal West Sussex, supporting people in and around Worthing, Littlehampton, and Chichester. Our supported living services and Outreach are all about promoting independence, choice, and inclusion — and we need someone who shares that vision.
About the Role
As Team Leader, you will play a vital role in ensuring the people we support receive high-quality, person-led support. Working closely with the Service Manager, you will:
- Lead and inspire a team of Support Workers to provide consistent, person-centred support.
- Build and manage staff rotas to ensure support hours meet the individual needs of the people we support.
- Oversee service quality, including regular reviews with the people we support and their circles of support.
- Recruit and supervise staff who reflect Grace Eyre’s values and commitment to inclusive practice.
- Ensure the smooth running of supported living households and Outreach and carry out regular audits.
- Work flexibly, including early mornings, evenings, and sleep-ins where required, as part of the rota
This is a hands-on leadership role — you’ll work directly alongside the people we support, modelling great support and enabling independence and inclusion.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone who is:
- A confident and proactive leader with a background in social care
- Passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people
- Organised, resilient, and great at problem-solving
- Passionate about inclusion, respecting individual rights, and supporting people to take control of their own lives.
If you want to be part of a forward-thinking, values-led organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
The People we Support say they would like;
I would like someone who is friendly and will take me out bowling. I would like someone that can drive or will take me out on public transport. – EM.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.
Staff benefits include:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- One paid celebration day a year
- Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Generous refer-a-friend scheme
- One paid volunteering day a year
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Enhanced death in service
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working opportunities
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
We are also:
- Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
- Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
Please apply by filling in an application form. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing it to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to recruitment@grace-eyre.org . Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location.
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Easy Read Application Form 2024
Closing Date: 22/09/2025
Interviews will take place the week commencing: 29/09/2025