Team Leader - days

Prime Life; Accrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care provider in Accrington seeks a compassionate Day Team Leader to lead a care team, ensuring high-quality support for residents with various needs. You will manage care plans, administer medications, and engage with residents to provide dignified care. The role offers a balanced work-life schedule and opportunities for professional growth. Candidates should possess experience in a caring role and demonstrate patience and understanding towards residents' individual abilities.

Benefits

Hourly rates of pay starting at £14.33

Opportunities for development with Quality Matters team

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Qualifications

• Experience within a caring role, ideally at a Senior level.
• Genuine caring nature to make a real difference for residents.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing care team, ensuring high quality care.
• Regularly reviewing care plans and implementing evaluations.
• Encouraging team interaction and engaging with residents.
• Administering and accurately monitoring medication.
• Assisting clients with personal care and dietary needs.
• Responding promptly to emergency calls.
• Assisting residents with mobility difficulties.

Job description

This role will be based at Springhill House, in Accrington. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 116 residents, living with a range of physical, age related and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our DayTeam Leader:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week starting 8am to 8pm. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £14.33 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Day Team Leader include:

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team with your Team Leader, ensuring a high quality of care and service is always provided to residents
• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care
• Encouraging your team and engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences
• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home
• To assist where necessary with each client’s personal care
• To assist clients at mealtimes where necessary and as directed in their individual care plans, ensuring that any special dietary needs and preferences are met
• To answer emergency calls speedily and to ensure that any potential risks are highlighted to the Manager following systems set by the home
• To assist any residents with mobility difficulties using any identified aids or equipment as identified within an individual’s care plan according to training received

What we’re looking for in our dayTeam Leader:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience of leading a team is highly desirable, however it is key that you hold experience within a caring role, ideally at a Senior level. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions, mental health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our DayTeam Leader please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!