Residential Community Lead

Athena Care Homes; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home provider is seeking a Residential Community Lead for their Peterborough location. In this role, you will manage day-to-day operations, ensuring high-quality care and support for residents. You will lead a clinical team, conduct audits, and supervise medication management. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of management experience in a care setting and a genuine passion for improving residents' lives. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary with enhancements on bank holidays

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• A minimum of two years’ shift leadership and management experience.
• A passion for care and putting the needs of residents first.
• Proven track record of leading and motivating a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and manage the residential community.
• Conduct clinical audits and ensure medication safety.
• Supervise team members and provide support and motivation.

Skills

Leadership experience

Empathy and care for residents

Medication management

Job description

Residential Community Lead – Ashlynn Grange Care Home

As a Residential Community Lead at Ashlynn Grange Care Home, you will be responsible for the day‑to‑day leadership and management of our residential community within the home.

About Ashlynn Grange Care Home

Ashlynn Grange is an exceptional 153‑bed care home in Peterborough. The home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables. The level of care is exceptional, and all staff love to keep residents entertained with a full programme of activities and live performances on our outdoor stage. Our newly refurbished café is available to residents and visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily.

About the role

The Residential Community Lead will complete clinical audits, safely manage medication, and supervise team members. You will be a role model for your team and a trusted source of safety, reassurance and happiness for residents and their families.

Salary

£16.50 per hour.

Shift Pattern

45 hours per week, 12‑hour shifts worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9UZ.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for pro‑actively managing the unit.
• Ensure timely completion of monthly audits: medication management, pressure ulcer prevention, diet and hydration and care planning.
• Monitor the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of residents’ care through monthly audit of care plans using a planned approach, e.g. Resident of the Day.
• Ensure planned supervision is carried out for all team members in line with company policy.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• A passion for care – a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of residents first.
• Minimum of two years’ shift leadership and management experience.
• Proven track record leading, empowering, supporting and motivating a clinical team.

What we can offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes is a family‑run business with seven homes across East Anglia, including locations in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) and Ipswich (Suffolk). We want to be the first choice for high‑quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities. Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.