Care Team Leader - Whitstable, United Kingdom - Care UK Residential Care Services

Care UK Residential Care Services

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Whitstable, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Harrier Lodge are looking for Care Team Leaders to join their friendly team

We are currently offering full or part time contracts working either day or night shifts and in return for your hard work, we pay
£ £13.66 per hour (from 1st April) depending on shifts and amazing benefits,
including a £1000 joining bonus.

Location:
Whitstable, CT5 3DE

Shift patterns:8am - 8pm / 8pm - 8am

£1ph Overtime enhancement and 50p weekend enhancement

If you have NVQ Level 3 and proven experience of caring for older people, and are looking for a rewarding role that comes with excellent training and great opportunities for personal development, join Care UK as a Team Leader and make a real difference.

Being a Team Leader at Care UK:

Team Leaders at Care UK are flexible in approach and have broad experience of caring for others and leading shifts.

They're great at building relationships and inspiring others too.

Collaborating and sharing information and ideas comes naturally to them, as does using tact and diplomacy to deal with challenging situations and quickly resolving them.

Their innovations help to raise standards, while their passion for what they do is second to none. And, they consider it a privilege to be trusted to look after others. Do you have the same sort of attributes? Then we could have just the role for you.

What you'll be doing:

Being a Team Leader Is about acting as a role model by leading and supervising carers day-to-day, working alongside them and completing regular staff appraisals.

It's also about taking responsibility for case managing residents and liaising with families, health care professional and other stakeholders to ensure that the best care plans are created and delivered.

Working closely with nurses to develop the services we provide is an important aspect of the role too, as is administering medication and carrying out risk assessments.

Put simply, it's about making a difference. A real difference.

What you'll need:

Well-organised, IT literate and adept at allocating and delegating work appropriately, you have a proven ability to lead and supervise others and a good understanding of care planning processes.

What's more, you're trained, or willing to train, to administer medication and used to contributing to, monitoring and implementing changes that improve outcomes for residents.

Above all, you have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment where the work can be hard, but also fun and rewarding.

The benefits:

Specific skills based training
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
Earn whilst you learn and take on an apprenticeship
Flexible hours, including a choice of day, night or weekend shifts
Bank holiday enhancements
Stakeholder pension
Free uniform
Free DBS
Thousands of online and instore discounts
One of the UK's leading care home providers, Care UK run over 120 homes and day clubs across the UK that provide residential, nursing, dementia and endoflife care for older people. A top rated employer in best quality results, our goal is to help every employee fulfil their potential by providing firstclass training and support._
Fulfilling lives, fulfilling Careers._

Harrier Lodge care home due to open in December 2018 is a 65 bed care home providing nursing and residential care, as well as specialist care for people living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Working with Care UK, you will assist our residents in everyday life, providing support and companionship. You'll help the residents each day to fulfil their lives and support them in any way they may need. Building relationships and acting as a companion is an extremely rewarding part of your role. This is a great opportunity to dedicate your time and compassion to a fulfilling environment.