Older People's Services Team Leader

The Salvation Army; Hassocks; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Hassocks is seeking a compassionate Team Leader to enhance the lives of older people through creative and engaging activities. The role involves supporting residents and guiding staff to ensure high-quality care within a Christian environment. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, creativity, and flexibility to engage residents meaningfully. Continuous training will be provided to support your development in this rewarding role.

Benefits

Continuous training and development

Qualifications

• Experience supporting older people, ideally in a care setting.
• Ability to plan and deliver engaging activities.
• Great communication skills to understand residents’ needs.

Responsibilities

• Support residents to enjoy a high quality of life.
• Guide and motivate care home staff in activity provision.
• Plan and organise weekly programmes of meaningful activities.

Skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Communication skills

Ability to engage residents

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Interview: To be confirmed

Are you Passionate about the wellbeing of Older People? Do you have a flair for creativity and an energy to make a difference in people’s lives? Are you flexible, yet determined in your approach to enhancing the lives of Older People? Are you able to work ‘in the moment’ and pick up on the subtle communication clues of people living with Dementia? If so, we would like to hear from you!

As the Team Leader you will; support residents to be occupied, stimulated, and engaged by ensuring that the home delivers a range of meaningful mental and physical activities that reflects their life histories, interests and preferences.

Key Responsibilities

• Support each resident to enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment.
• To motivate, guide, support and direct care home staff in the home activity provision, under the direction of the Head of Care and in partnership with Team Leaders.
• To ensure that all staff are aware of residents’ current level of physical, cognitive and psychological ability that will result in the provision of personally meaningful activities that will most engage residents and promote their wellbeing.
• Plan, organise, promote, provide appropriate resourcing and ensure the delivery of a weekly (7 days) programme of meaningful activities. In Partnership with Care staff, maintain full and accurate records of activities in order to monitor, record and evaluate individual and group participation and success.

If you have the right values for our organisation, you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development.