Care Team Leader

Salary: £26,000 per year

Stratton Recruitment are proud to be working with a leading care provider with multiple homes across the city of Sheffield, Strongly committed to providing high quality, compassionate care.

The Main duties of the role will include but will nont be limited too:

• Care will be delivered with compassion, dignity and respect, putting the person at the very heart of care delivery
•  Ensuring care is safe, effective, individualised and is continually monitored and improved to meet new standards

To be an effective member of the management team. Taking responsibility for the Home as Duty Manager as directed. Taking responsibility for delegated duties.

Ensure quality care is delivered at all times to service users in accordance with care plans. Leading by example and co-ordinating service provision whilst working alongside staff.

Be responsible for the development supervision and appraisal of a designated group of staff.

In addition to the specific duties and responsibilities listed below a Team Leader may also be required to perform all duties of Care Support Workers.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

RESIDENTS

· Take a lead role in the co-ordination, formulating & review of service user plans for allocated individuals, ensuring their care needs as identified in an accredited assessment are met.

· Liase with appropriate professionals to ensure the necessary support to achieve the goals identified in Service User plans.

STAFF

· To participate in recruitment, selection, induction and training programmes for staff in accordance with agreed company procedures.

· To provide regular formal supervision and appraisal to allocated members of staff.

DELEGATED DUTIES (ACROSS THE HOME)

· To be responsible for monitoring and reporting on the successful implementation of company policy in relation to one of the following designated management areas: –

Medication

Take responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Code of Practise for Safe Custody and Administration of Medication.

 Activities

Take a lead role in co-ordinating, recording and publishing an in house entertainment and activity programme attempting to meet all the expressed needs of service users.

Ensure minimum staffing levels are maintained for the shift. Work to cover shortfalls in future shifts

• Ensure the appropriate admission and discharge of service users.
• Monitor and record security and safety of the premises and the wellbeing of service users.
•  Operate Petty Cash systems in line with company policies.
• Ensure all visitors are greeted and dealt with in a professional manner.
•  Take responsibility for responding to the requirements of professional visitors.
•  Report effectively on all significant activity during the shift using relevant company recording and information systems.

If you feel you have the skills passion and desire to make a difference in peoples lives, then plesse give Stratton Recruitment a call, one of our speaclist consultants will be able to help,