Care Team Leader - Nights

Anchor; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Barnsley is seeking a Care Team Leader to ensure exceptional, person-centered care for residents. In this role, you will lead and support a staff team, oversee daily care coordination, and administer medication, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate has a compassionate nature and the ambition to make meaningful impacts every day. Attractive benefits include competitive pay, career development opportunities, and discounts on wellness services.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates above industry standards

Clear pathways for career development

Discounts on gym memberships and wellness services

£250 refer-a-friend bonus

Access to well-being support and online GP appointments

Financial wellbeing support and free life assurance

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for enriching the lives of those who need care.
• Experience in care management or leadership roles.
• Ability to conduct care assessments and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support staff throughout each shift.
• Oversee staff allocations and daily care coordination.
• Conduct care assessments and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Compassion

Leadership

Medication administration

Team collaboration

Job description

Care Team Leader (Nights) - Oakwood Grange, Barnsley

Hours : 42

Are you driven by a genuine passion for enriching the lives of those who need care? If you have the skills, compassion, and ambition to make a meaningful impact every day, we’d love to welcome you to our team as a Care Team Leader.

About Oakwood Grange – Barnsley

Nestled in a warm and welcoming community in Barnsley, Oakwood Grange is a vibrant and friendly residential home where our dedicated team works together to create a truly homely environment. Our residents enjoy a supportive setting filled with companionship, dignity, and personalised care—and our staff take pride in fostering a culture where everyone feels valued. Joining Oakwood Grange means becoming part of a caring, passionate, and close-knit team that always strives for excellence.

The Role

As a Care Team Leader, you’ll take on the rewarding responsibility of ensuring our residents receive exceptional, person-centred care at all times. Working closely with the Deputy Manager, you will :

• Lead and support staff throughout each shift
• Oversee staff allocations and daily care coordination
• Administer medication and maintain accurate records
• Conduct care assessments and ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Foster a positive, empowering, and collaborative team environment
• Your leadership will have a direct, meaningful impact on the well‑being and happiness of the residents we support.

What’s in it for you?

At Anchor, we’re committed to helping you grow, thrive, and enjoy every step of your career with us. Proudly recognised by Skills for Care as offering one of the best learning and development programmes in adult social care, we’ll support you with :

• Clear pathways for career development from Care Assistant roles through to Leadership opportunities
• Comprehensive training, including support to complete your Level 3 qualification and beyond
• Competitive pay rates above industry standards
• Discounts on gym memberships, wellness services, and high‑street brands
• £250 refer‑a‑friend bonus
• Access to well‑being support and online GP appointments
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card, bringing savings across hundreds of retailers
• Financial wellbeing support, free life assurance, Salary Advance options, and more

To explore our full range of benefits, visit our dedicated Being Well site :

If you’re ready to bring your leadership skills, warm personality, and passion for care to our wonderful team at Oakwood Grange, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Join us and help make every day brighter for the people we support.

Please note: All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.

Oakwood Grange in Barnsley is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 60 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24‑hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.

• A part of the local community, with good relationships with relatives and health care professionals
• Dementia themed area’s
• Good home cooked food, with staff that put residents first with a homemade birthday cakes for every resident

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not‑for‑profit provider of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not‑for‑profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.

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