Care Supervisor

NHS; Blyth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a motivated individual to support the Day Centre in Blyth by providing care and meaningful activities for adults with learning disabilities. The role involves supervising staff, ensuring high-quality care, and fostering a supportive environment. Candidates should possess NVQ level 3 in Care and have relevant experience in care services. This position offers excellent benefits and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus public holidays

Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Local government discount schemes

Flexible working options

Staff networks for mutual support

Qualifications

• Experience in care or support services, ideally with adults with learning disabilities.
• Commitment to person-centred care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care and activity programmes.
• Supervise and support care staff.
• Ensure safe, high-quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

NVQ level 3 in Care

Good standard of general education

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and caring individual to support the Service Manager and Assistant Manager in the day-to-day running of our Day Centre, providing meaningful activities, care and support to adults with learning disabilities, some with complex needs and physical disabilities.

Blyth Riverside Resource Centre is a day service which offers adults with learning disabilities opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and develop confidence and self-esteem.

Main duties of the job

About the roleYou will:

• Work alongside care workers to deliver person-centred care and activity programmes.
• Supervise, guide and support care staff with keyworking, care planning, reviews and record-keeping.
• Ensure safe, high-quality care by monitoring risk assessments, care plans, staff training and compliance with policies, CQC standards and NICE guidance.
• Support in developing and improving activity sessions that meet service users needs, aspirations and interests.
• Encourage teamwork, staff engagement and partnership working with external organisations.
• Help manage daily operations, including timetabling, transport arrangements, and responding to issues, accidents, or incidents.
• Promote service user involvement, feedback, and advocacy, while supporting customer care and complaints processes.

About you:

• A good standard of general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy and a NVQ level 3 in Care equivalent or higher care qualification.
• Experience in care or support services, ideally with adults with learning disabilities.
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to person-centred care, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Join us in making a positive difference to the lives of our service users who attend the Blyth Riverside Resource Centre.

About us

Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!

Why choose us?We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
• Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
• Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality

Job responsibilities

For futher information on this position, please see the attached job description.

Please note, an application does need to be completed directly on NCC careers site, you can do this by following the below link -

https://jobs.northumberland.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=2361

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent experience of care work with a relevant client group.

Qualifications

• A good general education demonstrating literacy and numeracy.
• NVQ Level 3 in Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.