Care Leader

Orders of St. John Care Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Care Worker Charity membership

Refer a Friend scheme up to £1000

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in High Wycombe is seeking a Care Leader to join Cherry Garth care home.

You will lead a team of carers, plan and monitor care to ensure security, dignity and independence for residents, and support the Home Manager with daily operations. The role focuses on compassionate, person-centred care with opportunities for career development and clinical training within a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care, or NVQ Level 2 with commitment to study for Level 3.
• Past supervisory experience or delegating tasks is a plus.
• Strong communication and positive role modelling for care teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of carers to deliver outstanding care to residents.
• Plan, implement and regularly review care plans for security, dignity and independence.
• Support the Home Manager and ensure staff development and wellbeing.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Initiative

Person-centred care

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care

NVQ Level 2

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.
At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.
We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.
As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Care Leader

Location: Cherry Garth, High Wycombe, HP15 6RF

Contracted hours: 40

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced carer or senior carer with the passion to make a difference?

Can you lead a small team of people to deliver outstanding care to our residents, whilst encouraging them to always do their best?

Our care teams make a real difference every day and your professionalism, teamed with kindness and compassion, will be at the core of everything you do. Supporting the Home Manager, and leading a team of carers, you’ll be responsible for planning and implementing the kind of care that will give our residents a real sense of security, dignity, and independence. You’ll en sure care plans are regularly reviewed through continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. You’ll be able to manage your time between supporting your team effectively and ensuring the wellbeing of our residents.

In return we’ll provide opportunities for career development and clinical training to support your personal growth, all delivered in a nurturing, engaging and rewarding environment.

Cherry Garth care home is a welcoming and modern home, tucked away in the heart of the Holmer Greencommunity, and witheasy access to High Wycombe. It provides 60 fully furnished individual rooms, positioned across four separate wings, each with its own bright, modern and sociable communal areas including lounges, dining areas and kitchenettes.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A Company pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll have previous experience of working in a residential care setting with a NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care, or you’ve achieved NVQ Level 2, and you’re prepared to study for NVQ Level 3. You might have previous supervisory experience, like delegating tasks, supporting inductions for new starters and 1 to 1s but this is not essential.

What is important is you are a positive role model, with excellent communication skills and a natural ability to get along with others. A supportive individual, able to motivate others to deliver the best possible care to our residents at all times. Alongside being confident taking charge and being able to use your own initiative to resolve problems and deal with queries.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Care Leader within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us.