Team Leader: Sponsorship Available

Full job description

We are seeking a compassionate Care Assistant Team Leader to join our team in providing essential care and support to individuals in their own homes.

The Team Leader role is to ensure that the highest level of care is given our service users and to provide guidance to Healthcare Assistants to improve performance. This means carrying out service user reviews and spot checks where required.

We are looking for a team leader who is forward thinking with a strong knowledge of care and preferably with previous leadership experience. We are very willing to consider people who have limited leadership experience but are driven to learn and develop within the sector.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting observations on team members to promote best practice.
• Carrying out reviews for service users to ensure the best possible strengths based support is provided.
• To lead the team of care deliverers.
• To work within safeguarding guidelines, confidentiality and GDPR
• To ensure compliance with CQC guidelines and regulations
• To empower support service users to engage in the care plan promoting best practice outcomes.

What we want from you:

• Must have at least a year’s support worker experience
• Must have your own car/ full driving licence.
• Ideally level 3 qualified in Health and Social Care (or level 2 in Health and Social Care but be willing to work towards level 3)
• Availability to work and cover shifts at short notices.
• Be available to work 40 hours a week between 7am – 11pm.
• A positive and forward-thinking attitude to work.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.

Benefits:

• UK visa sponsorship

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Care home: 1 year (preferred)
• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)