Care Team Leader

Agincare; Amersham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonuses

Career development

Training up to QCF 5

Blue Light discount

Pension scheme

On demand pay

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a Care Team Leader at our Buckinghamshire care home to support residents with companionship, personal care, mobility, and activities planning. You will oversee medication administration and ensure accurate documentation, while collaborating with other health and social care professionals.

Role requires 2+ years in social care, 12 months right to work in the UK, and QCF level 2. It is a full-time 42-hour week with alternate weekends.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK.
• At least two years' experience working in a social care environment.
• Qualified to at least QCF level 2.

Responsibilities

• Companionship - support, communication and engagement with residents.
• Personal care - assistance with washing, bathing, dressing and oral care.
• Mobility - help residents live as independently as possible.
• Social Activities - plan and participate in trips and events within the home.
• Medication - oversee medication administration and documentation.
• Document management - keep records up to date.
• Collaboration - work with health and social care professionals.
• Management - line management of care staff and senior carers when needed.

Skills

Social care experience

Right to work in UK

Education

QCF level 2

Job description

Package DescriptionAre you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change?

Package DescriptionAre you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change? You may be looking for a new challenge within a different setting. Come and join the Agincare family as a Care Team Leader!

Where you'll be working

• Click here to view the care home Care Home in Buckinghamshire | Care Home Buckinghamshire The Croft | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £14.36 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• At least two years' experience working in a social care environment
• Qualified to at least QCF level 2
• Available to work 42 hours per week and alternate weekends

A day in the life of a Care Team Leader

• Companionship - Provide support, communication and engagement with our residents.
• Personal care - Support with a wash, bath or shower, dressing and oral care.
• Mobility - Ensure that the residents can live as independently as possible.
• Social Activities - In collaboration with the Activities Coordinator and care home management you will plan and participate in trips out, social engagements and activities within the home.
• Medication - You will support and oversee medication administration, including the upkeep of appropriate documentation.
• Document management - You will ensure all documentation relevant to those who use our service is accurate and up-to-date at all times.
• Collaboration - You will offer support and access to, as well as working collaboratively with other health & social care professionals.
• Management - You will hold line manager responsibilities to care and senior care assistants, and in the absence of the Deputy and Registered Manager will hold responsibility for the home.

About Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children's Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

• Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions