Care Team Leader - 12 month fixed-term contract

Pharmacyupdate; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,195,000 - 39,950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance programme

Pension

Life assurance

Staff recognition

Job summary

Aster Group is seeking a Care Team Leader for a 12-month fixed-term contract at Rathmore House, Central and Cecil, Swiss Cottage, London. The role supports a welcoming environment and high-quality, person-centred care for residents with dementia.

You will lead a care team, coordinate care plans, and oversee medication administration, aiming to maintain dignity, respect, and safety for all residents. This position requires commitment to professional development and DBS clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care settings.
• Knowledge of CQC standards for care homes.
• DBS check or DBS Update Service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of care professionals.
• Ensure delivery of person-centred care to residents.
• Support residents to live fulfilling lives with dignity and respect.
• Promote best practice and high standards of care.

Skills

Team leadership

Care planning

Medication administration

Communication

Dementia care

Education

Level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma

Level 3 qualification in progress

Job description

Care Team Leader - 12 month fixed-term contract

Job Title: Care Team Leader - 12 month fixed-term contract

Location: Swiss Cottage, Camden, London

Salary: £14.30 per hour

Job type: 12 month fixed-term contract, Full Time. 37 hours per week.

Closing Date: 18th October 2026.

This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover opportunity to join the team as a Team Leader at Rathmore House, Central and Cecil. Supported by the Home Manager, you'll play a key role in leading and supervising a dedicated team of caring professionals, ensuring the highest standards of person-centred care are delivered every day. Working closely with your team, you'll inspire best practice, support residents to live fulfilling lives, and create a warm, welcoming environment where every resident is treated with dignity, compassion, and respect.

You'll have previous experience providing personal and social care to older people in a residential setting. A minimum Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care is essential, and you'll either be working towards a Level 3 qualification or be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development within the sector.

This is an excellent opportunity if you're already working in a senior care role or are ready to take the next step into a leadership position with greater responsibility, where you can make a genuine difference to both residents and your team.

This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover position. Shifts are 12 hours and 20 minutes, typically worked across three days per week.

About us:

C&C is a forward-thinking and innovative charitable provider of housing, care, and bespoke services exclusively for older people in London. We have 90 years' experience of retirement home design and living in London. We are very proud of the 'family' feel of our Care Homes.

You will work alongside an amazing team that care passionately about our residents. We work hard to keep our residents engaged, active and enjoying their lives. Whether you would like to support our residents directly with their physical care and personal hygiene needs or instead help us in maintaining high levels of cleanliness across our homes, you can make a real contribution.

About you:

You'll be an excellent communicator who understands the level of care needed by people with dementia, you will also have a good knowledge of the CQC standards for care homes and extensive experience of leading and working within a team.

You will need:

• To have experience of working in a residential care setting
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of administering medication
• Excellent understanding of Personalised Care Plans
• Knowledge of dementia
• Very good literacy and numeracy skills
• To be compassionate and patient
• Hold a Minimum of Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and willingness to work towards Level 3
• To pass our DBS check or be on the DBS update service

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

• A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives.

All candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it's subsidiary brands.

Candidates with experience of: Care Team Leader, Senior Care Assistant, Senior Care Worker, Care Supervisor, Care Home Team Leader, Residential Care Team Leader, Senior Residential Care Assistant, Senior Residential Care Worker, Health and Social Care Team Leader, Care Shift Leader, Senior Support Worker, Senior Healthcare Assistant, Senior Healthcare Support Worker, Care Home Supervisor, Residential Care Supervisor, may also be considered for this role.