Care Team Leader (Nights)

Aster Group; Teddington; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing program

Career development

Pension

Volunteering

Savings

Recognition

Job summary

Aster Group is recruiting a Night Team Leader for Homemead Care Home in London. You will lead a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of residential care for older adults and managing personal and social care needs with compassion and respect.

Applicants should have a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care, with progression toward Level 3, and proven experience in medication administration, CQC standards, and dementia care.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care for older people.
• Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Willingness to work towards Level 3 and engage in ongoing learning.
• Knowledge of CQC standards and dementia care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a dedicated care team to maintain high standards of care.
• Work with residents to meet individual needs with compassion and respect.
• Ensure Medication administration and Personalised Care Plans are followed.
• Support Home Manager and adapt shifts to cover 12h20 waking nights across three days.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Dementia care

CQC knowledge

Medication administration

Literacy & numeracy

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Level 3 progression or evidence of learning

Job description

Salary: £14.30 per hour

Location:Teddington, Richmond

Hours:37 Hours per week

The Vacancy

As a Night Team Leader based at Homemead Care Home, Central and Cecil, you'll be supported by the Home Manager and play a key role in leading and supervising a dedicated team of caring professionals. Working closely with your team, you'll ensure that the highest standards of care are consistently maintained and that each resident's individual needs are met with compassion and respect.

You will have previous experience providing personal and social care to older people in a residential setting. A minimum of a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care is required, and you should either be working towards a Level 3 or demonstrate clear evidence of ongoing post-qualification learning and development.

This role is an excellent opportunity if you're already in a senior care position or are ready to step up into a role with greater responsibility and autonomy.

This is a waking night role. Shifts are 12 hours and 20 minutes in duration, typically across three days per week. Additional shifts may also be available. We offer flexibility in shift lengths to suit both your availability and the needs of the home - for example, during peak times.

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.

Please note, we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert, interviews will be held as soon as possible and we will make an offer immediately if we find the right candidate.

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

Download Documents

• The Aster Way Culture Handbook
• Role Profile for Team Leader.pdf