The Private Care Company is a private, award-winning and fully independent home care agency. We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation to provide high-quality home care services which support our clients to remain independently living in their own homes for as long as possible.
We are currently looking to recruit a full-time Care Supervisor to join our friendly team covering the Brighton & Hove area. In return for your skills, experience and commitment we offer excellent working conditions and benefits including:
* A highly competitive salary + paid holiday
* Enhanced rate of pay on Bank Holidays
* Fully funded Health and Social Care Diplomas (Levels 4 or 5)
* Excellent career progression and training opportunities to Registered Manager
* A friendly and supportive management team
* Regular communication including newsletters and recognition awards
* Free counselling and wellbeing support
Key Accountabilities:
* To carry out and assist clients of The Private Care Company with a variety of personal and practical care tasks including assisting with attending appointments and leisure activities as specified on each care plan.
* To support client’s food and fluid intake as directed by the care plan, and to ensure documentation of all intake as per training.
* To maintain care skills at the required level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required.
* To communicate with and report any incidents to the Care Manager as necessary to ensure high standards of care are delivered.
* To liaise with other professionals such as district nurses, doctors, pharmacists, occupational therapists etc., to ensure that clients receive a high standard of care.
* To provide support to the Care Manager with staff supervisions, training, risk assessments, client reviews and assessments, and to offer ongoing support to the care team.
* To provide occasional assistance with office administration and answering the phone.
* To carry out any other duties which may be reasonably requested by the Registered Manager or Care Manager.
Skills / Experience / Knowledge:
* The Care Certificate.
* Significant prior experience as a Care Assistant, ideally in a senior role.
* Experienced in delivering more complex care.
* Experienced in multi-skilled care delivery.
* Good working knowledge of IT systems such as Office, Excel, Word, and Outlook, and the ability to learn and use computer software.
* Extremely well-organised and professional.
* Very good written and oral communication skills.
* A full clean UK driving licence (Cars provided).
Person Profile:
* Ambitious individual who wishes to progress within the care industry.
* Prepared to take responsibility.
* Output and outcome focused.
* Solution driven.
* Proactive.
* Ability to think on feet.
* Ability to make decisions.
* Kind, patient and able to manage conflict and difficult situations.
* Reliable.
* Flexible.
* Team player.
* Lives in the Brighton & Hove area.
Working Hours:
* 0700 – 1700hrs / 0800 - 1800hrs / 0900 - 1900hrs / 1000 - 2000hrs (operating hours are 0700-2300hrs so flexibility will be required/can be given).
* On-call contact 1-2 evenings a week (emergency only - on-call carer to have phone).
* Week 1 = Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
* Week 2 = Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (alternate weekends on-call working on rotation with second Care Supervisor).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £29,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
* Yearly bonus.
Benefits:
* Company car.
* Company events.
* Free flu jabs.
* Free or subsidised travel.
* Free parking.
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift.
* Day shift.
* Flexitime.
Experience:
* Providing care: 1 year (required).
* Supervisory: 1 year (preferred).
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required).
* NVQ or equivalent in Health & Social Care (preferred).
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required).
Work Location: On the road
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