Care Team Leader / Senior Carer

Part time, 30 hours per week. Shift times- 07.30-19.30

Shift Pattern- Week 1- Working 2 shifts per week / Week 2 - Working 3 shifts per week. Working alternate Sundays.

A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.

King Street is home for 17 adults with physical disabilities. Our home is in the heart of Sileby village in Leicestershire. Please check the location before applying - 61/63 King Street, Sileby LE12 7LZ.

As a Team Leader with Leonard Cheshire, you will become part of a fantastic team. You will provide effective supervision of a team of Support Workers, leading with passion and enthusiasm to promote positive outcomes for disabled people with a flexible and proactive approach.

You will ensure our customers receive the very best care, personal support, and assistance with daily life tasks. Supporting our Person Centred approach, you will ensure maximum independence for our customers and help them achieve individual aspirations.

This is a challenging yet exciting opportunity, offering you the chance to grow and develop as a member of the Leonard Cheshire team, further enhancing your already successful career as a care professional.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Ideally have a level of professional development and registration (NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, L4 NVQ/SVQ) or be willing to work towards a relevant qualification.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Have experience in supervising a team.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Be experienced in working within a care setting.
• Have flexibility to work within rostered hours and be prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.

Your benefits and rewards:

As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream, the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before payday, a free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out, and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, a contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role, and so much more!