Care Team Leader
Belong
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Job summary
Belong is hiring a Team Leader to provide professional leadership and coaching for a dedicated team of support workers in a residential setting in the UK. You will oversee medication operations, keep accurate records, and ensure care plans remain up to date, supporting residents with dignity and independence.
The role requires at least 1 year in a nursing or residential care environment, dementia experience, and a formal qualification like NVQ3 in Health & Social Care or higher.
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or working toward it; higher qualification acceptable.
- At least 1 year of experience in a nursing or residential care home setting, including dementia care.
- At least 1 year of senior or lead experience with staff supervision, appraisals, and rostering.
- Experience administering medication and maintaining care records, and DoLS knowledge.
- Experience supporting residents, communicating with families, and coordinating with nurses.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional leadership, coaching and development to a team of support workers.
- Oversee medication management within the household and ensure up-to-date care plans.
Skills
Education
Job description
At Belong, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to people in the comfort of a warm, and supportive residential setting . Every individual we support has unique needs - we tailor every care package to them, building a compassionate and skilled team around their requirements.
We live and work by our values and we are looking for people who share those values. So, if you feel that you are:
Stronger together, working as part of a supportive and inclusive team.
Want to be your best and provide the best care and support.
Have respect for everyone!
Believe in a better tomorrow where we continually grow and learn.
And Care from the Heart
Come and join us!
Our customers come from a diverse range of backgrounds and have varied interests and needs. Some might love listening to music and spending time with friends, others might be keen readers or gardeners.
The bond that unites all our clients is that your support with daily routines and encouragement to remain as independent as helps maintain a healthy and happy life in the later years.
This isn't just a job - it's your opportunity to make a real difference in someone's life.
As a Team Leader at Belong you will be responsible for providing professional leadership, coaching and development to a team of dedicated support workers. As well as being responsible for the medication on the household, ensuring accurate records are kept and that customers plans are up to date. Through demonstrable experience you will have awareness that sometimes you may face challenges and as a result you will excellent at planning both your time and team whilst remaining supportive to peoples individual needs.
This is an fantastic role for someone who really cares about health and well being in the peoples later years. The right person with be an exceptional role model.
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or be working toward it; a nearly completed or higher qualification is also acceptable.
- At least 1 year of experience in a nursing or residential care home setting, including at least 1 year of hands-on care in a dementia care setting.
- At least 1 year of senior or lead experience in a dementia care setting, with experience conducting staff supervisions and appraisals and creating or coordinating staff rotas.
- Experience administering medication, maintaining accurate care records, and working with Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
- Experience supporting residents directly, communicating with families, and coordinating with nurses and other care professionals.
- Must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK and not require current or future sponsorship; this includes not being on a student or skilled worker visa, and having at least 6 months remaining on any other time-limited visa.
- Available to attend a 4-day induction on fixed set dates from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
- Available to work either full-time or part-time hours, with flexibility to cover a mix of shifts including 8am-3pm, 3pm-10pm, occasional long days, and alternate weekends covering both Saturday and Sunday.
- Eligible for an enhanced DBS check is a plus.
- Availability to work night shifts is a bonus.
- Paid DBS*
- Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
- Early Pay Scheme
- Free Blue Light Card
- 5.6 weeks holiday (pro rata for part time)
- Every other weekend off
- Medi cash
- Enhanced Colleague Referral Scheme
- Death in Service payment to a beneficiary of your choosing
- Paid induction and paid training on site
- Subsidised meals in our Bistro
- Marvellous mealtimes - a freshly prepared meal provided when you dine with your residents
- Access to Employment Assistance programme
- Confidential Counselling, Mental Health, Finance support
- Full PPE and LFT & PCR tests provided on site
- Access to Gain a NVQ
- Career Progression
- Auto Enrolment pension
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full Support, shadow shifts and Training
*DBS as per our terms and conditions
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