Team Leader - Nights

Prime Life; Accrington; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Team Leader, where your caring nature and leadership skills will make a real difference in the lives of residents. This role offers a great work-life balance with regular shift patterns, and you will lead a dedicated team in providing dignified support to individuals with various health conditions. Enjoy excellent benefits, including competitive hourly rates, opportunities for progression, and a supportive environment that values your contribution. If you are passionate about care and ready to take on a leadership role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Hourly pay rates from £15.65

Opportunities for learning and progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Free refreshments and snacks

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference for residents.
• Prior experience of leading a team is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting the care team to ensure high quality service.
• Administering medication and assisting with personal care.

Skills

Patient

Understanding

Respectful

Leadership

Communication

Education

Experience in a caring role

Senior level experience

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 residents’ individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Team Leader:

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

1. Hourly rates of pay ranging from £15.65 per hour dependent upon qualification level
2. Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
3. Fully funded DBS
4. Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
5. Free refreshments and snacks whilst on shift
6. Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Team Leader include:

1. Leading, managing, and supporting your care team with your Team Leader, ensuring a high quality of care and service is always provided to residents
2. Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed with continuous assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of residents' care
3. 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
4. Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug doses to the residents in the home
5. Assisting where necessary with each client’s personal care
6. Assisting clients at mealtimes where necessary and as directed in their individual care plans, ensuring that any special dietary needs and preferences are met
7. Answering emergency calls speedily and ensuring that any potential risks are highlighted to the Manager following systems set by the home
8. Assisting 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 Team 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 residents’ individual abilities.

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