Team Leader (New Service) | Complex Needs| Eastbourne

Team Leader – Autism & Complex Needs Support

£15.25 per hour | 38 Hours per Week | Eastbourne 

Looking for your next step in care leadership?

SDR Care is recruiting a Team Leader to help launch a brand-new specialist support service for a young individual with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and complex support needs.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced senior support worker or team leader who wants to make a genuine difference while helping shape a new service from the very beginning.

You’ll lead by example, support your team on shift, and help create a calm, structured, and positive home environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting a small care team
• Providing hands-on, person-centred support
• Supporting routines, activities, and community access
• Mentoring and developing Support Workers
• Promoting Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Working closely with management to build a successful new service
• Ensuring high standards of safeguarding and care delivery

This role includes a mix of:

• 30 hours direct support
• 8 hours supernumerary/team leadership time

Participation in the on-call rota is required.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in complex care, autism, or learning disabilities
• Confident supporting behaviours of distress
• Calm, reliable, and emotionally resilient
• A positive leader who can support and motivate others
• Experienced as a Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, or similar role
• A driver with a full UK driving licence

Experience with PBS and safeguarding procedures is highly desirable.

What We Offer

• £15.25 per hour
• Permanent full-time or part-time contract
• 29 days holiday (pro rata)
• Career progression opportunities
• Structured induction and ongoing support
• Supportive management team
• Pension scheme
• Company sick pay (post probation)
• Life insurance (post probation)
• Referral bonus scheme

We believe in supporting both the people in our care and the staff who support them.

Our Values

At SDR, we live by Kindness, Dignity & Respect, Calmness, Creativity, and Responsibility — and these guide how we support both the people we care for and our staff.

Important Information

These roles are not eligible for employer sponsorship. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Enhanced DBS check required following offer.

Apply Today

Email: careers@sdrgroup.co.uk Call: 07484 482896 - No CV required - get in touch today.

Closing date: 29th June. Early applications are encouraged as we may close the vacancy sooner if suitable candidates are found.