Team Leader

Athena Care Homes; March; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully comprehensive induction

Competitive salary

28 days holiday per year

Blue Light Card access

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Athena Care Homes is seeking a Team Leader for Aria Court Care Home in March, Cambridgeshire. You will lead the care team, ensuring high-quality care and adherence to standards, while supporting a culture that celebrates every resident.

The role offers development opportunities through funded apprenticeships and progression toward CHAPS or nursing positions. The successful candidate will have an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, strong leadership, and excellent communication to guide and

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar senior care position.
• Proven track record for leading and empowering a team.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care is required.
• Strong communication and care-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the care team on shift.
• Inspire and motivate staff to deliver exceptional resident care.
• Oversee supervision, appraisals and performance management.
• Carry out enhanced clinical observations and monitoring.

Skills

Leadership

Team motivation

Communication skills

Clinical care duties

Education

NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Team Leader at Aria Court Care Home, you will be responsible for leading, managing and supporting our care team who are passionate about delivering making moments for our residents and delivering high quality care.

About Aria Court Care Home

After a recent refurbishment, Aria Court is now a sparkling 92-bedroom care home with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Located in a quiet residential nook in March, Cambridgeshire, our home boasts a cinema, hair salon, multiple dining rooms. Beautiful gardens provide a bounty of home-grown fruit and veg.

The kitchen team at Aria Court are award-winning and have even created their own cookbook full of their best recipes. As one of the leading residential care homes in March, Cambridgeshire, Aria Court offers nothing less than the best care for your loved one in a safe and comfortable environment.

About the role

As a Team Leader, you’ll play a key part with care delivery in the home. Our Team Leader supports us to ensure the highest standards of care are achieved in all areas of the home.

One of our values is Celebrating Every Individual and we have fantastic Learning and Development options at Athena Care Homes to support your progression. Development from this role can take you onto CHAPS or nursing positions, and we offer fully funded apprenticeships to help you achieve an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care. However, if the traditional qualifications aren't for you, or you have a specific interest, we have a variety of other options to support your career journey.

£13.61 per hour.

Shift Pattern

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

Key Duties & Responsibilities

To be central to our care. Providing leadership and direction to the care team whilst on duty.

Assist, motivate and inspire passion into our care team to deliver exceptional outcomes in care.

Manage supervision, appraisal and performance management of our care team. Celebrating every individual and helping our team to achieve their potential.

To carry out enhanced clinical care duties; clinical observations of blood pressure, pule, respiration rate, temperature and blood oxygenation level and monitor urine output.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

A passion for care – we’re looking for a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of our residents first.

Experience in a similar senior care position.

You must hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.

Proven track record for leading, empowering, supporting & motivating a team.

What we can offer

Fully comprehensive induction.

Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.

28 days of holiday per year.

Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.

Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & 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.

A passion for care – we’re looking for a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of our residents first.Experience in a similar senior care position.You must hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.Effective communication skills.Proven track record for leading, empowering, supporting & motivating a team.