Shift Leader (Care) - Days

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Haslemere; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit charity in Haslemere is seeking a compassionate Shift Leader to provide exceptional care for older people. You will oversee teams, ensuring safety and comfort while maintaining high-quality standards. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in care, strong communication skills, and are comfortable with medication administration. This role offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a daily difference in residents' lives.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a care setting, ideally in a senior position.
• Compassionate nature with a positive can-do attitude.
• Leadership training is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care and support residents' independence.
• Ensure residents' safety, comfort, and dignity.
• Lead a team in providing quality care and maintain clear records.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Ability to administer medication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in health and social care

Job description

Overview

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full Time (36 hours per week)

Working Pattern: Days (to include weekends)

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel. The charity has supported older people for over 100 years and provides care home and day care services, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty. Redcot, specialising in residential care, is in Haslemere, Surrey, with views of gardens and surrounding countryside.

Joining our dedicated team as a Shift Leader, you will be responsible for delivering person-centred care, supporting and enabling residents to maintain key skills, personal interests, independence, choice, and dignity, so that they can lead fulfilled lives. You will ensure residents are safe and comfortable, act as a champion for their safety and dignity, lead the team in providing quality, individualised care in line with procedures and policies, and keep clear, accurate records. You will follow procedures for ordering, administering and dispensing medication, conduct supervisions and appraisals with staff, promote their development, maintain a safe, clean workplace, and follow infection control protocols.

To ensure we can achieve this, our shift patterns include days and weekends. You will need strong communication and interpersonal skills to form good relationships with residents and effectively handover information to colleagues. You should have solid number and digital skills, be able to problem-solve, adapt to situations, and recognise and report safeguarding concerns. Working as a Shift Leader means no two days are the same.

You will have at least 2 years’ experience in a care setting, ideally in a senior position, and be comfortable administering medication. A compassionate nature and a positive can-do attitude are essential to supervise peers and take the initiative. An NVQ Level 3 in health and social care and leadership training are desirable but not essential. We will provide training and tools; a willingness to learn and encourage others to live their lives to the full is expected.

This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.