Care Team Leader

Sanctuary Group; Upper Kirkton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care provider in Upper Kirkton is seeking a Care Team Leader to oversee daily needs of residents in a compassionate environment. Responsibilities include ensuring high-quality personalized care, supporting colleagues, and promoting leisure activities. Ideal candidates have experience in care and work well in teams. Join us for competitive pay and numerous benefits, including training opportunities and wellbeing resources.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Paid ferry pass

Confidential 24/7 employee advice service

Cycle to Work scheme

Contributory pension plan

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in care is essential.
• Ability to communicate well.
• Genuine liking for older people.

Responsibilities

• Look after the day-to-day needs of our residents.
• Work as a team to enrich residents’ lives.
• Support Care Assistants in their development.

Skills

Team work

Experience in care

Communication

Flexibility

Compassion for older people

Education

NVQ3 in Social Care (SVQ3 for Scottish homes)

Job description

At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. It goes without saying that kindness is what care is all about, so first and foremost, we carefully choose our staff for their kind and compassionate nature. We aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of all in our ‘family’ at Sanctuary Care, whether that’s our staff, residents or family members.

Care Team Leader

Millport Care Centre, 19 George Street, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, KA28 0BQ

£15.10 per hour plus paid ferry pass and paid breaks

34 hours per week or 48 hours per week

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Millport Care Centre for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Millport Care Centre is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

What we offer

Your Mind and Body

• Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Paid Ferry Pass and Paid Breaks
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities including a Team Leader Development programme
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
• CI Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Care Team Leader? Here’s more about the role:

As a Care Team Leader, you will look after the day-to-day needs of our residents, whilst showing compassion, care and commitment to having a positive impact on their lives. You will work with a team of like-minded individuals, all with a desire to ensuring that our residents are comfortable in their home. You will also support Care Assistants in their development.

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• We give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans
• Leisure and social activities are a really important part of the day – let’s get stuck in
• It’s very simple – if we can be the best Care Team Leader we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we’re all doing a great job.

What skills do I need?

• Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
• Experience in care is an essential requirement for role, an NVQ3 in Social Care is also desirable (Change to SVQ3 for Scottish homes)
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We are a Disability Confident employer and will make adjustments throughout your application process. A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.