Care Team Senior - Nights (Part-time)

Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust; Horsforth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A caring organization in Horsforth seeks a dedicated Care Team Senior to lead the care team in a registered home for older people. This role involves ensuring high-quality care and effective leadership while maintaining compliance. Ideal candidates have experience in care and are committed to providing exceptional support to residents and their families.

Benefits

33 days paid holiday including bank holidays

Wellbeing Hub and Employee Support Programme

Excellent Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution

On-call, Overtime and Shift enhancement bonuses

Fully funded coaching and development programmes

Cost of living support with discounts

Healthcare Cash Plan and gym membership discounts

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in the delivery of care, especially with older people.
• Good working knowledge of compliance within a care setting.
• Ability to effectively use IT, including Outlook, Word and basic Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide relationship centred leadership and direction to the care team.
• Ensure a safe, effective, caring and well led service to residents and families.

Skills

Experience in the delivery of care, especially with older people

Good working knowledge of compliance within a care setting

Ability to effectively use IT

Excellent communication skills

Ability to be decisive and remain calm under pressure

Education

QCF/NVQ Level 2 (and be willing to work towards Level 3)

Job description

Location

Bedford Court, Horsforth, Leeds

Hours

10.5 hours per week on a permanent basis

Salary

£15.98 per hour

Note: we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship

Introduction

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on people's lives? Do you thrive on helping others and want to be part of a team that truly cares? We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated individual to join the JRHT care team as Care Team Senior on nights at Bedford Court.

Bedford Court is a high-quality registered care home that offers older people a relaxed, safe, and welcoming place to live. The role of Care Team Senior is to provide relationship centred leadership and direction to the care and ancillary team as a shift leader. You’ll also ensure a safe, effective, caring and well led service to our residents and their families.

About you

Here are some of the qualities that we look for:

• Experience in the delivery of care, especially with older people
• Good working knowledge of compliance within a care setting, including safeguarding, incident reporting, medications management and health and safety
• Ability to effectively use IT, including Outlook, Word and basic Excel
• QCF/NVQ Level 2 (and be willing to work towards Level 3)
• A great listener with excellent communication skills
• The ability to be decisive and remain calm under pressure

Note: this role will be subject to a DBS check

Benefits

• 33 days paid holiday including bank holidays with the option to buy or sell more
• Wellbeing Hub, face-to-face counselling, access to staff network groups and an Employee Support Programme offering confidential support 24/7, 365 days a year
• Excellent Pension Scheme with a 6% employer contribution, plus Death in Service
• On-call, Overtime and Shift enhancement bonuses
• Fully funded coaching, mentoring, leadership and development programmes
• Cost of living support with discounts and vouchers with 800+ retailers, utility services and supermarkets via the Rewards Portal
• Emergency Leave, Carers Leave and enhanced new-parent and adoption pay
• Health Care Cash Plan and gym membership discounts
• Free on-site parking, Season ticket Travel Loan and a Cycle To Work Scheme

Our core priority

The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North-East.

We are a values-driven organisation, and our values drive our behaviours. We’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the quick and easy online form. You will also be able to view a full Job Description once you hit Apply.

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an on-going basis and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.