Field Care Supervisor
Location: Lambeth
Salary: £22,000 – £26,000
Hours: 42 hrs/week
Caremark Lambeth is a professional homecare provider supporting individuals in Lambeth and surrounding areas. We offer our customers a high‑quality level of care & support in the comfort of their own homes with our dedicated team supporting vulnerable adults and people with learning disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Conduct Individual Needs Assessments for new and potential customers.
- Carry out risk assessments as part of the Individual Needs Assessment and update these as required.
- Conduct introductory visits for the first visit of a Care & Support Worker to a customer.
- Ensure all customer visits are always covered.
- Be on‑call in case of emergency on rotation with other FCS and Manager.
- Coordinate recruitment and permanent allocation of Care & Support Workers with Care Coordinators and support the writing of Care & Support Agreements.
- Identify suitable Care & Support Workers to cover absences caused by sickness or holiday.
- Allocate alternative workers when a current worker is unavailable.
- Facilitate the practical induction of all new Care & Support Workers.
- Provide in‑field training as and when appropriate.
- Identify additional training needs and report accordingly.
- Conduct customer reviews and respond to Individual Review Forms completed by workers promptly.
- Urgently report any changes in a worker’s or customer’s schedule to the Care Coordinator.
- Supervise, mentor and support all Care & Support Workers in the field.
- Monitor customer satisfaction and service quality.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of all documentation in customer homes.
- Encourage opportunities for workers’ continuing professional development.
- Maintain up‑to‑date written reports and administration.
- Maintain close liaison with the Care Manager and Care Coordinator.
- Implement field‑based quality control systems and support Care Assistants within a defined area.
- Oversee care quality control and manage a team of Care Assistants.
- Act as link between customer and office.
What We Look For
- Self‑motivated, well‑organised and reliable.
- Caring and sensitive.
- Flexible.
- Committed to maintaining our high standards of care.
- Good communicator.
Additional Candidate Requirements
- Minimum 1‑2 years experience as a Field Care Supervisor.
- Driver’s licence compulsory.
- Will be employed across Caremark Lambeth and surrounding areas, working closely with the Care Manager.
- Responsible for implementing field‑based quality control systems and supporting Care Assistants.
- Willing to work two weekends per month (Saturday and Sunday).
- Field Care Supervisors spend approx. 95% of their week in the field and 5% in office for administration.
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