Shift Leader (Care)

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable care organization is seeking a Shift Leader to join their team. The role involves delivering person-centred care and overseeing staff to ensure residents' safety, dignity, and well-being. Qualifications include a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and leadership experience. The position offers a flexible working pattern and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Monthly prize draw

Wellbeing support initiatives

Retail discount schemes

Health cash plans

Long service awards

Group Pension Plan with employer contribution

Free DBS checks

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role with leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience in administering medication.
• Ability to recognize and report safeguarding needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care to residents.
• Ensure resident safety and comfort.
• Lead the team to provide quality care.
• Maintain clear, accurate records.
• Follow medication administration procedures.
• Conduct staff supervisions and appraisals.
• Maintain a safe and clean workplace.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy skills

Digital skills

Problem solving

Education

Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care

Level 3 diploma or higher

Job description

Overview

Contract type: Permanent – Part Time/Full Time. Hours: 24 - 36 Hours per week. Working Pattern: Days, Weekends.

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty. Set on the outskirts of Luton, Bedfordshire, Little Bramingham Farm offers an oasis of calm in an urban environment. We have a dedicated, well-trained and compassionate team that specialises in providing residential care.

Role

Joining our warm and supportive team as a Shift Leader, you will be responsible for delivering person-centred care, unique to each individual, supporting and enabling our residents to maintain key skills, personal interests, independence, choice and dignity, so that they can lead fulfilled lives. You will make sure our residents are safe and comfortable. You will act as a champion for their safety and dignity. You will lead the team in providing quality, individualised care for our residents in line with procedures and policies. You will make sure that clear, accurate records are kept. You will follow our procedures for ordering, administering and dispensing medication. You will conduct supervisions and appraisals with the staff and promote their development. You will maintain a safe, clean workplace and follow infection control protocols. To ensure we can achieve this, our shift patterns include evenings, weekends, and some unsociable hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care, supporting residents to maintain skills, independence, and dignity.
• Ensure residents are safe and comfortable; champion their safety and dignity.
• Lead the team to provide quality, individualised care in line with procedures and policies.
• Keep clear, accurate records in line with organisational requirements.
• Follow procedures for ordering, administering and dispensing medication.
• Conduct supervisions and appraisals with staff and promote their development.
• Maintain a safe, clean workplace and follow infection control protocols.
• Support shift patterns that include evenings, weekends and some unsociable hours.

Qualifications & Experience

• Essential: Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care.
• Desirable: Level 3 diploma or higher.
• Experience in a similar role and prior leadership of a team; experience in administering medication.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with residents and colleagues; strong handover abilities.
• Numeracy and digital skills; problem solving; ability to recognise and report safeguarding needs.

Requirements

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us; any offer of employment is dependent on a satisfactory DBS check with barred lists. This role involves regulated activity.

Safeguarding, Equality & Inclusion

Safeguarding: Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks: As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Learning, development, and progression.
• Paid breaks; monthly prize draw with 3 prizes to be won.
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme.
• Retail discount schemes; access to affordable loans; advance pay earned.
• Health cash plans for you and your family; cycle to work scheme.
• Long service awards; refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.
• Group Pension Plan with 6% employer contribution; free parking at our homes and day clubs.
• Evening, weekend and bank holiday enhancements and overtime premiums; uniforms provided.
• Free DBS checks.

Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply. Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.