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Team Leader Nights

Job details
Posting date: 17 April 2024
Salary: £14.42 to £14.74 per hour
Additional salary information: 14.42 - 14.74
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 15 May 2024
Location: Holywood , BT18 0NE
Company: Vacancy Filler
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: APR20246967

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Summary

Additional Salary information: 10% Night worker allowance
Working hours: 20 Hours per week over 2 nights per week
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking to recruit a compassionate, collaborative and engaging individuals who, as our Team Leader - Nights, you will help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment, while ensuring the Home delivers excellent person-centred care and providing effective leadership to the care staff within your team.
You will also contribute to person-centred assessment planning, implementation and review and put into practice person-centred care, including for residents with dementia, plus support independence in the tasks of daily living and share in the safe selection, recruitment and retention of staff to develop a quality service.
You will take part in an audit schedule in line with your role, Supervising, appraising and supporting a small team of night care assistants to ensure that the home is meeting the individual needs and preferences of resident is a vital element of this role, as is taking responsibility for the continuing professional development of yourself and the staff you are responsible for. You will also need to take part in a weekly Team leader meeting to assist with continuity of care and the flow of communication (this can be remotely or on site)
To be successful, you will be an experienced Care Worker and be able to manage your own workload. You will also need to have:

Experience of providing care for older people in a residential setting, including peopleliving with dementia and very frail older people
Experience of end of life care and managing the administration of medication
Proven record of leading a team and having responsibility for a service
Outstanding leadership, relationship-building and interpersonal abilities
Appropriate Social Care or Nursing qualification achieved equivalent to, or working towards, Level 3 Diploma/NVQ 3 in Care
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Impressive interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills
The ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, with occasional residential work

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In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, health assessment, proof of right to work in the UK and Access NI
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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