Position: Senior Team Leader

Location: Biggleswade

Part-Time: alternate Friday evenings- 6:00pm-9:00pm + up to 3 hours planning time per week.

Salary: £13.44 per hour (plus holiday pay)

Autism Bedfordshire is an independent charity that is dedicated to improving the lives of autistic people and their families by providing impactful services across the county and surrounding areas.

We are seeking a driven and passionate Senior Team Leader to oversee our Stay and play groups & Youth Groups. This position will involve managing a team of staff members, as well as organising, planning, and supervising sessions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning sessions
• Managing staff
• Ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures

You will collaborate closely with the Children’s Services team to maintain and enhance exceptional service delivery for our current and future families.

Our Service

Wanted Fun Youth Club: For young people aged 10-17 we have evening youth groups, which provide social opportunities for young people with lower-level support needs. The youth groups provide a safe and inclusive environment for autistic young people to access a variety of activities including games, social activities, arts and crafts, cooking, sports and community experiences, e.g., swimming, ice-skating, bowling, eating out and visiting parks and museums.

About you

• Experience of Health/Education/Social Care Roles.
• Experience of Managing Challenging Behaviour.
• Knowledge of Autism.
• GCSEs or Equivalent Qualifications.
• Health/Education/Social Care Qualifications (Level 3).

About the role

• Scheduling and planning activities
• Ensuring Health & Safety compliance
• Prioritising the welfare of staff, volunteers, and service users
• Handling First Aid and accident reporting
• Implementing Fire and Emergency procedures
• Supporting and promoting Safeguarding initiatives
• Managing and assisting Team Leaders, paid staff, and volunteers
• Performing administrative tasks and other related duties

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we’d love to see your application. Please download an application form below and send to recruitment@autismbeds.org.

Application Form Guidance Notes – 2024 

Confidentiality and Data Protection: All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment, other members of staff and to the general public.  All staff are required to adhere to the regulations regarding the Data Protection Act 1998.

Safeguarding: Autism Bedfordshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in its care. The Development Officer is often required to be the named officer for groups they are overseeing and attend relevant training.

To ensure that this is achieved we expect all employees to share this commitment and staff working with these vulnerable groups will be recruited and selected in line with safer recruitment policies and practices including the completion of DBS check.

Equal opportunities and diversity: Autism Bedfordshire is an equal opportunities employer. The aims of the equal opportunities policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion or any disability nor disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.