Night Team Leader

Sussex Housing and Care ,
Battle, East Sussex
Salary: £10.25 per hour

Overview

Residents are at the heart of everything we do. Come and join our friendly team in a full time role. We are currently looking for Night Care Team Leader to work with us, whose values reflect ours. We recruit people who care about people, who treat others with dignity and respect. To be a part of our team at Saxonwood Care Home, you need to have a passion for care and want to make a difference to peoples lives. Your role will include providing person centred care and support to our residents including personal care and assistance at meal times. Additionally to Night Care Assistant duties your role will include: supporting and assisting Deputy and Home Manager by providing leadership to the care team acting as the senior person on duty at night in the absence of the Deputy Manager and informing the Home Manager of any problems or concerns in relation to the Home acting as a role model and setting the standard for staff of person-centred care providing support to night care staff and act as a champion for residents' safety and dignity delegating tasks fairly to all the team members and assisting them to complete in a timely manner acting within the care team and in accordance with organisational policies and procedures, to supervise, support and assist in the induction and training of the care staff Essential requirments for the role: experience of providing support to people in a caring environment and understand the needs of older people minimun two years' experience in care sector experience of writing, reviewing and recording of care plans NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health & Social Care or equivalent or an agreement to undertake relevant ability to motivate and inspire confidence and enthusiasm in residents and staff ability to provide coaching & guidance to care staff ability to lead and supervise ability to prioritise own workload and the workload of other staff knowledge of care legislation and guidance 40 hours per week (four shifts per week, 9pm - 7am) In return, you’ll get a competitive salary, access to other benefits and bonus schemes. We’ll give you excellent support and continuous learning and development, as well as free uniform and parking. Sussex Housing & Care is a not for profit organisation which means that we reinvest any financial surplus back into the organisation to benefit our residents and employees. We are Real Living Wage provider. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.