Are you ready to take the next step in your career to meet the challenge of this exciting role?
Position: Care Team Leader - Personal care worker for women required. This post is only available to female applicants as permitted under the Equality Act 2010.
Location: Seaham, Durham
Hours: Full time (40 hours per week)
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £12.80 per hour.
WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.
About our service
Eastholme – Swanton Care, is a small, 4-bedroom, semi-detached residential home based in Seaham Co Durham. The home is in a great location as it gives the people we support, privacy and the option of walking a short distance to the seafront which has many shops, ice cream parlours, cafes and restaurants. We also have fantastic travel links and are surrounded by plenty of natural nature reserves.
About you
Do you have previous experience working in care, leading a team and want to further your development within a Team Leader role?
This is an opportunity for a pro-active Care Team Leader to join an evolving Care Company. You will need to have previous experience of working within a care role and challenging behavior in addition to experience of leading a team. Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do.
Qualifications
* Prior supervising experience in a healthcare setting
* Strong leadership skills to effectively lead a care team
* Ability to create and implement care plans for individuals
* Excellent communication skills to interact with team members and residents
* Valid driver's license for transportation needs
* Experience in senior care or working in a care home environment is a plus
* Familiarity with IT systems to assist in managing care plans efficiently
The Role
* The Team Leader will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower their team in supporting the people they support to achieve their goals and aspirations.
* You will be proactive and support the development and skills of Support Workers. This will include recruitment, induction, supervisions, annual appraisals, training, coaching, rota management, sickness and absence management.
* Take the lead to help Support Workers understand their responsibilities and by doing so ensure that safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led support and care is delivered at all times.
* You will complete evidence based supervisions and observation supervisions as well as supporting your team of support workers to complete competency based appraisals.
* Support the Service Manager/Deputy Manager in managing transitions into and away from the service.
* You will be able to liaise professionally with all outside professional agencies, and ensure that all information is shared appropriately.
* Ensure that all the people we support have person centered support/care plans. You will be able to create and update these plans as per any changes that are required.
* To oversee and support the development of excellent quality within the service.
* You will design, develop and maintain excellent service user records.
* Working in a supportive manner that empowers the service user to live their life in their chosen manner.
What we can offer:
* Refer a friend scheme: you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made.
* Long service awards: we recognise your contribution to the team and award long service.
* Employee benefits app: stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
* Pension and life cover: auto enroll into our pension scheme and entitled to the death in service benefit.
* Funded qualifications: earn whilst you learn! We aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton.
* Trained mental health first aiders & EAP: free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support.
You will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £12.80 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* 12 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* Night shift
* Weekend availability
Experience:
* Providing care and support: 2 years (required)
* Supervising a team: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
* NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Care Team Leader - Eastholm
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