Care Team Leader

CareTech; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care company is seeking a Care Team Leader in Newcastle-under-Lyme. You will provide quality support to adults with complex needs, delivering care that enables independence and positive growth. Applicants should have experience in care, excellent communication skills, and a passion for making a difference.

Benefits

£500 Recommend A Friend Bonus

Blue Light Card

Company standard benefits

Full induction to Care Certificate Standards

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Career progression opportunities

CareTech Foundation: grants for family and friends

Qualifications

• Experience in a care environment, including managing self-injury.
• Good communication, writing, and listening skills.
• Confidence to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting individuals with complex needs to live independently.
• Managing daily challenges and fostering positive outcomes.
• Engaging with service users in the local community.

Skills

Experience in a care environment

Good communication skills

Calm nature

Ability to work independently

Passionate about making a difference

Mental health experience

Job description

Location

Newcastle under Lyme

Contract

Full Time

Role Type

Permanent

Working hours per week

36

Salary

£13.36

Closing Date

Monday 4 August 2025

CareTech Community Services, established in 1993, has 250 services with continuous growth and new developments. We are a national provider supporting people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with autism, learning disabilities, mental health illness, and neurological conditions.

We support individuals to live as independently as possible within their own homes and in residential care. We are committed to providing high-quality care and seek caring and dedicated professionals to deliver first-class support.

All applicants will undergo reference checks and a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check. CareTech is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.

Care Team Leader

Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Salary: £13.36

CareTech is a person-centred care company providing quality support to adults. We enable individuals with complex needs to make their own choices, develop confidence, and live independently, learn, thrive, and engage, building a better future. We call this "Extraordinary Days, Every Day".

Being a support worker is rewarding but can be challenging. Supporting individuals at Beecroft makes those hard days easier and seeing them thrive in life is a reward. No two days are the same, and while challenges arise, the rewards are priceless.

Essential Skills

• Experience in a care environment, including managing self-injury
• Good communication, writing, and listening skills
• Calm nature
• Confidence to work independently and as part of a team
• Support for service users in the local community
• Passionate about making a difference
• Good sense of humour
• Caring and passionate
• Experience preferred but not essential
• Mental health experience

Values

• Friendly
• Positive
• Empowering
• Person-centred
• Innovative

Rewards & Benefits

• *£500 Recommend A Friend Bonus
• *Blue Light Card
• Company standard benefits
• Full induction to Care Certificate Standards
• Dedicated learning and development programs
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Career progression opportunities
• CareTech Foundation: grants for family and friends

What we do

We are a nationwide healthcare provider with specialist mental health services, offering person-centred care for adults. Our homes are developed to meet the diverse needs of individuals with mental health conditions, located within thriving communities with access to educational, recreational, and social activities.

Our support focuses on positive, individualised outcomes using a person-centred approach and outcome measurement tools.

Successful candidates will need to complete an enhanced DBS check before starting, at no cost to them. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful but encourage you to apply for future roles.

Terms & Conditions apply, paid after a 6-month probation period.