Team Leader

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Job reference number:
GE2606

Region:
Brighton & Hove

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!

What we’re looking for – we’re seeking someone who is a confident and a proactive leader with a background in social care, passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people. They will need to be organised, resilient, and great at problem-solving, passionate about inclusion, respecting individual rights, and assisting the people we support 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.

• 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 24/7 services 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.
• In this role you will be working with families also so you will need to have good communication skills and prioritising tasks daily

• 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

• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer
• Real Living Wage 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 or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing this to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location when emailing Recruitment

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If you are unable to complete our application form or if you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments, please contact us on the recruitment email above.

Closing Date: 01/04/2026

Interviews will take place the week commencing: 13/04/2026