Unit Manager – Estuary Gardens £18.24 per hour

Crystal Care Collection Limited; Wales; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction Training

Blue Light Card

Enhanced DBS

Refer a Friend bonus

Uniform Provided

Pay Day Breakfast

Free Meal on Shift

Job summary

Crystal Care Collection Limited in Deeside is seeking a dedicated Unit Manager to lead our care teams and deliver exceptional resident support. You will act as person-in-charge outside office hours and coach staff to maintain high standards of care.

With NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent, you will develop individual care plans, supervise medications, and ensure infection control and safety compliance. This is a permanent, full-time role with a predictable three-shift rota and on-site work.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent.
• Experience leading and mentoring care teams.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage care plans and medications.

Responsibilities

• Act as person in charge of the home outside office hours and ensure standards.
• Provide high level personal care following care plans and support residents.
• Maintain Health & Safety, COSHH, and infection control compliance.
• Undertake Move-In assessments and discuss suitability with the GM/Care Manager.
• Contribute to the formulation of individual care plans for each resident.
• Order and administer medications and maintain accurate records.
• Respect and maintain residents’ confidentiality of information.
• Be on call for the home on a rota as Deputy Manager.
• Work on a permanent rolling rota with shift options.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Coaching

Education

NVQ Level 3 in care

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity within the Care Sector? Do you have an NVQ Level 3?

We are actively recruiting exceptional, caring individuals who want to join our team at Estuary Gardens in Deeside!

Crystal Care Collection are focused on making our homes not just luxury places for our residents to live, but also wonderful places for our team members to work.

As a Unit Manager you will lead by example and coach/mentor our care teams on a daily basis to ensure our residents are well cared for, motivated and stimulated to achieve a fulfilled and enriched life.

Key Responsibilities:

-To act as the person in charge of the home outside of office hours or in the absence of the General Manager and/or the Care Manager, ensuring that legislation is adhered to and standards are maintained.

-To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To act as a key worker for a named group of residents, ensuring that these responsibilities are carried out in full.

-Responsible for; understanding and complying with statutory and legal requirements that are relevant, including; Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act to ensure that all care teams and other staff maintain a safe environment throughout the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control.

-Undertake Move-In assessments for potential new residents, as delegated by the General Manager. Discuss findings with the General Manager and / or the Care Manager before agreeing suitability for placement.

-To participate in the formulation of individual care plans for each resident.

-Responsible for the ordering and administering of medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.

-To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day-to-day care and to ensure that all care teams and other staff understand and respect this.

-Undertaking general care assistant duties throughout the home as and when required.

– Complete quality audits as delegated by the General or Care Manager.

-Complete supervisions and appraisals of staff as delegated by the General Manager or Care Manager.

-As part of your role as Deputy Manager you will be required to be on call for the home in the case of an emergency on a rota basis.

You will be expected to work on a permanent rolling rota of three consecutive shifts on, followed by three consecutive shifts off with the following shift options:

• Full Time Days 08:00-20:00
• Hourly Rate of Pay: £18.24 (Days)

We will offer

• FULL Induction Training Programme
• FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card
• FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check
• Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme
• Uniform Tunic PROVIDED
• PAY Day Breakfast
• FREE Meal on Shift

Are you a friendly, hard-working individual, with excellent communication skills that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are currently unable to offer sponsorship.