Care Team Leader

Job Description

The Elms care home in Crewe is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 40 residents. We pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for older people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.

As a Care Team Leader you will provide person centred care and support to assist residents to maintain their independence including personal care, mealtimes, and activities whilst also providing a listening ear to those who need it most. You will also be responsible for dispensing medication and using your management skills to ensure a high level of quality care is being delivered.

Essential Skills

• An NVQ2 is essential but must be willing to work towards an NVQ3
• Prior care experience preferred
• Leading a team expereince
• Medication adminstration expereince essential
• Right to work in UK authorisation essential

Benefits

• 21 hour position available
• Optional overtime
• Shift times; 07.50-15.00/15.00-22.00
• Alternate weekends
• Free uniform
• £150 referral bonus
• Enhanced pay rates for bank holidays
• Free training with career progression opportunities
• Employer contributes to your pension

Key Responsibilities

• Helping our residents with personal support and care.
• Administration and monitoring of medications to residents.
• Maintaining care plans
• Support in training and supervision of junior and new staff members in all aspects of their work in the care centre, under the supervision of senior staff members
• Assist service users in all aspects of their care needs (e.g. physical, emotional and spiritual). Provide attention when needed whilst ensuring service users retain their comfort and dignity.
• Carry out regular checks on service users at intervals determined by senior staff members.

Location: Elm Drive, Crewe, England CW1

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: From £12.44 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 21 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Elm Drive, Crewe, England CW1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• leading a team: 1 year (preferred)
• Medication administration: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ L2 or L3 (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In person