Care Team Leader
| Posting date: | 12 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,979.78 to £23,979.78 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 April 2025 |
| Location: | Ixworth, Suffolk, IP31 2HD |
| Company: | Orwell Housing Association |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ000189_1741773267 |
Summary
Care Team Leader - Blackbourne View, Ixworth
£23,979.78 per annum (FTE £28,476 per year)
32 hours per week; Permanent
Work pattern to be confirmed
Job Ref: BBV050
Blackbourne View Team Leader - Make a Meaningful Impact
Join us as a Care Team Leader, where kindness, integrity, and respect are at the heart of everything we do.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone is valued.
In this role, you'll do more than oversee tasks-you'll help enhance well-being, promote independence, and ensure a high standard of care for those we support. If you share our values and want to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Care Team Leader, you will work closely with the Service Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of our Extra Care service. Your leadership will inspire and support the care team, ensuring we deliver the highest quality service to our customers.
As part of this role, our Care Team Leader will also:
- Meet new customers and assess what care and support they need working with other agencies.
- Be a leader in the service and empower the team members in everything they do.
- Contribute to recruitment and induction of new members of the care team.
- Provide regular reviews with customers and other professionals and to be able to develop care plans and setting up packages of care.
- Provide workshops and awareness sessions on varying aspects of care provision alongside competency checks.
- Provide one to one support including supervision, appraisals and reflective practice to team members.
About Blackbourne View:
Blackbourne View is an Extra Care housing scheme, helping people to live independently for as long as possible. It gives them the security and privacy of a home, with a range of shared facilities on the premises and 24-hour care services. It also offers couples the opportunity to continue living together.
More reasons to apply…
- 22 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays
- free DBS checks, Hepatitis and Flu vaccination
- Cashback Health plan
- Access to Blue Light Card - membership fees applies.
- ongoing training and development & opportunities to progress in your role through the Orwell Academy
- wellbeing programme
- Great training and development opportunities
Interview Dates: Available Immediately
Person Specification...
- Level 3 in Health and Social care or above
- Supervisory qualification or commitment to achieve within 18 - 24 months
Before applying…
Orwell is committed to safeguarding and safer employment and the principles of empowerment.
Please notice Orwell Housing Association does not provide visa sponsorship. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. You will be required to provide the relevant right to work documentation if successfully appointed to the role.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. All new arrivals to the UK must also provide a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC).
The definition of new arrival is an applicant who has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years and this includes citizens of the UK who have worked or lived overseas for a continuous period of six months or more.
Orwell is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We believe in creating an accessible and supportive environment, where every team member can thrive and contribute. Join us in our commitment to building a workplace that celebrates diversity and empowers all individuals to reach their full potential. We actively welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure equal access and opportunity for all.
If there's a barrier to you applying for any of our roles, we'd like to remove it so please get in touch with our Talent team either by giving them a call (01473 228782) or emailing work@orwell-housing.co.uk.
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