Night Care Leader

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Melksham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Company pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Higher rates of pay at weekends

Employee Assistance Programme

Care Worker Charity membership

Refer a Friend scheme £1000

Blue Light Card/My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Melksham is seeking a Night Care Leader to supervise a small care team, oversee wakeful night care and ensure safety and wellbeing of residents.

You will review care plans, maintain accurate records, manage shift schedules, and support residents with dignity and compassion while upholding high standards of person-centred care.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or working towards it.
• Experience leading a care team to deliver high-quality night-time care.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training for career development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of carers to deliver wakeful night care.
• Maintain accurate care records and regularly review care plans.
• Manage time and resources to support residents' wellbeing.

Skills

Team leadership

Night care experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care

NVQ Level 2

Job description

Night Care Leader

Location: Melksham

Contracted hours: 36.75 hours per week

Shift pattern: 3x shifts per week, 7:45pm to 8am, including every other weekend

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Brookside offers excellent residential care for 50 residents set in its own attractive and accessible grounds, which include a patio, summerhouse, greenhouse and an attractive enclosed garden to the rear.

Are you an experienced carer with a desire to progress your career to the next level?

Do you prefer to work nights?

Our care teams make a real difference every day and your professionalism, teamed with kindness and compassion, will be at the core of everything you do. Leading a small team of carers, you’ll be responsible for keeping wakeful watch on the security and safety of our residents and the home in general. You’ll ensure that care plans are regularly reviewed, understanding the importance of maintaining accurate records, and will be able to manage the time of both yourself and your team effectively to support the wellbeing of our residents. You’ll understand that some shifts might be challenging, but you’ll also laugh, have fun and make lasting memories with our residents.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Brookside Care Home is an established care home in Melksham and has been serving the local and wider Wiltshire community for over 40 years. It offers compassionate, individualised residential care for up to 50 residents.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A Company pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Care Worker Charity membership for well being and financial aid
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll have NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care, or you’ve achieved NVQ Level 2, and you’re prepared to study for NVQ Level 3. You’ll also be experienced in leading a team to deliver care, be keen to progress to a role with greater levels of responsibility and be willing to undertake relevant training to support your career development in a nurturing, engaging and rewarding environment.

You’ll be a positive role model, with excellent communication skills and a natural ability to get along with others. A supportive leader, you’ll motivate your team to deliver the best possible care to our residents at all times.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Night Care Leader within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us.