Unit Care Leader - Saffron Gardens

Consortium; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash Health Plan

Weekend/Bank Holiday enhancements

Cycle to Work Scheme

Blue Light Card Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Care First EAP

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Brunelcare is seeking an experienced care professional to support residents with personal care and medication administration after training. You will mentor and lead a team within the home, promoting best practice and social engagement in daily life.

Ideal applicants will have care sector experience, aim for Diploma Level 3, and bring enthusiasm for working with older people. Benefits include Medicash, Cycle to Work, and enhanced weekend pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in the care sector is essential.
• Working towards Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Excellent communication and ability to work on own initiative.
• Enthusiastic, friendly and passionate about older people.
• Weekend and bank holiday pay enhancements apply.
• 30 days of paid annual leave, increasing to 33 days after five years’ service (pro-rata).
• Medicash Health Plan available to save on health essentials.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Blue Light Card Scheme access.
• Company Sick Pay.
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme.
• £200 refer a friend bonus.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care needs on an individual basis.
• Dispense and administer medication after training and competencies.
• Mentor and lead a team within the home.
• Recognise and encourage social activity in residents’ days.
• Incorporate a person’s life history into daily care.

Skills

Care experience

Leadership

Communication

Education

Diploma Level 3

Job description

Highlighted points for this job

Support with personal care needs on an individual basis

Dispense and administer medication after successful training

Mentor and lead a team within the home

Competitive rates of pay with additional weekend and bank holiday enhancements

Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan

Are you looking to take the next step in your career? Are you passionate about delivering outstanding care? Do you feel ready to lead a team? If so, there has never been a better time to take the next step within Brunelcare and be part of something more.

About the role

• Support with personal care needs on an individual basis recognising choice, ability and diversity.
• Dispense and administer medication to residents following successful completion of training and competencies.
• Recognise and actively encourage the importance of social activity in a person’s day.
• Mentor and lead a team within the home on best practice; demonstrating what good care and support looks like.
• Understand the importance of a person’s life history and incorporate this into the daily care needs

About you
If you’re an experienced carer or senior looking for the next steps this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

• Experience in the care sector is essential
• Achieved or are working towards Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Enthusiastic, friendly and passionate about working with older people
• Excellent communication skills, able to work on own initiative
• Competitive rates of pay, plus £1 an hour enhancement for weekends and double time for bank holidays
• Equivalent to 30 days of paid annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after five years’ service (pro-rata)
• Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan to save up to £995 on health essentials; like going to the dentist or opticians and access to telephone and video GP appointments
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services)
• £200 refer a friend bonus

About Us
Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol-based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West whilst also recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people with dementia.

We are at the forefront of developing ways for people to stay as independent as possible whilst creating great communities to live, work, and thrive. Please be aware this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received, so

Please Note: If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and confirm your right-to-work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed per our document retention and GDPR guidelines

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.