Our client leads an active lifestyle, therefore a successful applicant will hold a full clean UK drivers' licence to drive the clients vehicle.
Are you looking for a Team Leader role?
Would you love a rewarding career, supporting our client with an acquired brain injury injury in his own home?
Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.
Within the Care in the Home division, we support clients with complex care to live independently in their own homes.
We'd like you to join us as a Team Leader at our clients home based in Shrewsbury.
Meet the client:
We are currently looking for carers to support our new client who has suffered an acquired brain injury. He requires 24 hour care, is non verbal and is totally dependant on others for all of his care needs. He has a very gentle nature and is easy to work with.
What you'll be doing:
This role is to support our brand new male client in her own home for days & night shifts, who has suffered an acquired brain injury. The client requires support with, personal care and hygiene, peg feeds, gastrostomy, nebuliser, oral suctioning. Full clinical training will be provided.
The ability to drive is required as the client lives in an area where public transport is not reliable.
Team Leader
Responsible for supporting the Care Manager and Head Office to manage the package of care for their client
Support the Care Co-ordinator with the effective management of team rota's and where possible prevent service failure for their client, ensuring care provision is reliable and of a high standard.
Mentoring the care team and act as a role model for safe and effective practise
Job Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Care Manager
Review and report any changes to the Client Needs
Facilitate communication with all members of the team
Monitor Client care and wellbeing
Liaise with clients' family as needed
Monitoring of stocks levels of ancillaries, nutrition and medication ensuring required items are re-ordered correctly and items are rotated
Willing to participate in out of hours service/ on-call and service failure plans as requested
Inform Care Manager of need for Support worker training and development when required
Work as part of the team covering hours for the clients
Assist with interviewing and recruitment for specific care packages where required
Work alongside new team members to assist in their orientation to the role
Management of rotas including liaising with Care Co-ordinator at Head Office as needed within the deadlines given
Regularly update Care Manager on client's condition and running of the care package
Facilitate collection and monitoring of Daily record Sheets in conjunction with the Care Manager
Undertake supervision of staff on team as required under the guidance of the Care Manager
Lead and organise Team meetings with Care Manager and ensure meeting minutes are circulated to all staff
Tasks and projects as determined by Care Manager or Care Co-ordinator
When you'll be working:
We are looking for a regular team to work permanently with our client
Days / Waking & Sleep nights available
8am-4pm
4pm-10pm plus sleep over until 8am
8am-8pm
8pm -8am wake night.
Monday - Sunday available
Full time or part time available
What you'll have:
Kind and caring nature
Flexibility & reliability continuity of care is imperative for our clients
Good communication skills
The ability to drive is required as the client lives in an area where public transport is not reliable.
What to look forward to:
up to £17 per hour (depending on UK experience and qualifications
Accrued holiday pay
A Nest Personal Pension account
Full specialist training
We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability confident employer