Team Leader Support Worker

Active Care Group - Care in The Home; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of complex care is seeking a dedicated Team Leader to support a client with an acquired brain injury in Shrewsbury. This role involves managing care routines, supporting a small team, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care. Candidates should have a kind nature, strong communication skills, and a full UK driving license. The position offers contracted hours with competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Accrued holiday pay

ANest Personal Pension account

Full specialist training

Refer a Friend Scheme

Active Awards programme for recognition

Qualifications

• Full clean UK drivers’ licence required.
• Experience in care provision beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support Care Manager in managing the care package.
• Monitor client care, wellbeing, and report changes.
• Mentor and support the care team.

Skills

Good communication skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Kind and caring nature

Job description

Our client leads an active lifestyle, therefore a successful applicant will hold a full clean UK drivers’ licence to drive the clients vehicle.

Are you looking for a Team Leader role?

Would you love a rewarding career, supporting our client with an acquired brain injury injuryin his own home?

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care.

Within the Care in the Home division, we support clients with complex care to live independently in their own homes.

We'd like you to join us as aTeam Leaderat our clients home based inShrewsbury.

Meet the client:

We are currently looking for carers to support our new client who has suffered an acquired brain injury. He requires 24 hour care, is non verbal and is totally dependant on others for all of his care needs. He has a very gentle nature and is easy to work with.

What you'll be doing:

This role is to support our brand new male client in her own home for days & night shifts, who has suffered an acquired brain injury. The client requires support with, personal care and hygiene, peg feeds, gastrostomy, nebuliser, oral suctioning. Full clinical training will be provided.

The ability to drive is required as the client lives in an area where public transport is not reliable.

Team Leader

Responsible for supporting the Care Manager and Head Office to manage the package of care for their client

Support the Care Co-ordinator with the effective management of team rota’s and where possible prevent service failure for their client, ensuring care provision is reliable and of a high standard.

Mentoring the care team and act as a role model for safe and effective practise

Job Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Care Manager

Review and report any changes to the Client Needs.

Facilitate communication with all members of the team.

Monitor Client care and wellbeing.

Liaise with clients’ family as needed.

Monitoring of stocks levels of ancillaries, nutrition and medication ensuring required items are re-ordered correctly and items are rotated.

Willing to participate in out of hours service/ on-call and service failure plans as requested.

Inform Care Manager of need for Support worker training and development when required.

Work as part of the team covering hours for the clients.

Assist with interviewing and recruitment for specific care packages where required.

Work alongside new team members to assist in their orientation to the role.

Management of rotas including liaising with Care Co-ordinator at Head Office as needed within the deadlines given.

Regularly update Care Manager on client’s condition and running of the care package.

Facilitate collection and monitoring of Daily record Sheets in conjunction with the Care Manager.

Undertake supervision of staff on team as required under the guidance of the Care Manager.

Lead and organise Team meetings with Care Manager and ensure meeting minutes are circulated to all staff.

Tasks and projects as determined by Care Manager or Care Co-ordinator

When you'll be working:

We are looking for a regular team to work permanently with our client.

36 hours contracted.

Days /Waking & Sleep nights available.

8am-4pm

4pm-10pm plus sleep over until 8am

8am-8pm

8pm -8am wake night.

Monday - Sunday available Full time

What you'll have:

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility & reliability – continuity of care is imperative for our clients

Good communication skills

The ability to drive is required as the client lives in an area where public transport is not reliable.

What to look forward to:

up to £17 per hour (depending on UK experience and qualifications)

36 hours contracted

Accruedholiday pay

ANest Personal Pensionaccount

Full specialist training

We recognise outstandingActive Behavioursvia theActive Awardsprogramme

Refer a Friend Schemeand earn yourself up to£1500by recommending someone you know

……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability confident employer.