Care Team Leader

As a Team Leader based at Compton Lodge Central and Cecil you will be supported by the Home Manager andwill take the lead in supervising a dedicated team of caring professionals working with them to ensure standards of care are maintained at the highest level and that each residents individual needs are met.

This would be a perfect opportunity for you if you are already working in a senior care role or you are looking to take the next step into a role with more responsibility and greater autonomy.

With previous experience of providing personal and social care to older people in a residential setting youllhold a minimum Level 2Diploma in Health and Social Care with willingness or already be working towards your Level 3and youll be able to demonstrate post qualification learning and development.

Team leader shift patterns are12 hours and 20 minutes over three days per week and additional shifts are available. We can offer flexible lengths of shift to accommodate yours and the homes needs for example covering our busiest times.

Central and Cecil as part of the Aster Group is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & its subsidiary brands.

About us

C&C is a forwardthinking and innovative charitable provider of housing care and bespoke services exclusively for older people in London. We have 90 years experience of retirement home design and living in London. We are very proud of the family feel of our Care Homes.

We appreciate its been a challenging time for everyone. So if you are seeking a new job or a casual role where you can get paid while making a massive difference to the lives of our residents then apply now.

You will work alongside an amazing team that care passionately about our residents. We work hard to keep our residents engaged active and enjoying their lives. Whether you would like to support our residents directly with their physical care and personal hygiene needs or instead help us in maintaining high levels of cleanliness across our homes you can make a real contribution.

About you

An excellent communicator who understands the level of care needed by people with dementia you will also have a good knowledge of the CQC standards for care homes and extensive experience of leading and working within a team.

You will need:

• To have experience of working in a residential care setting
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of administering medication
• Excellent understanding of Personalised Care Plans
• Knowledge of dementia
• Very good literacy and numeracy skills
• To be compassionate and patient
• Level 2diploma in Health and Social Care and willingness to work towards Level 3
• To pass our DBS check or be on the update service
• Written document providing your full employment / education history

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

• A focus on colleague wellbeing workshops an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas gyms holidays days out various shops and eateries and lots more
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives and monthly and annual awards

We cannot wait to hear from you! Apply as soon as possible with your most updated CV.

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Our Housing and Independent Living teams provide a comprehensive range of housingrelated services to more than 75000 customers.

The team acts as landlord of more than 28000 homes owned and managed by us and offers a variety of supporting options designed to help elderly and vulnerable customers to continue living their lives independently. Some of the business functions include customer accounts lettings customer services & neighbourhood management.