Team Leaders (Camden)
Team Leaders (Camden)
Working within one of our two Care Homes in Northwest London (Swiss Cottage)
- Rathmore House (Swiss Cottage)
- Compton Lodge (Swiss Cottage)
Salary: £22,498.63 per annum (FTE)
- Permanent, full-time
- Casual
The Offer
Our Team Leaders salary is £22,498.63 per annum for 37 hours, equivalent to £11.66 per hour. Shifts last for 12 hours and 20 minutes three days per week and additional shifts are available. We can offer flexible lengths of shift to accommodate yours and the home’s needs, for example covering our busiest times.
We are passionate about our colleagues learning, development & career progression, so we sponsor our care colleagues in various apprenticeship programmes up to Level 5 diploma qualifications in care management – depending on their roles.
Our colleagues enjoy the benefits of our Cycle to Work scheme and benefit from our Refer a Friend scheme. Depending on how long colleagues have worked with us, they enjoy enhanced maternity pay and enhanced pay when off work due to illness. Colleagues also enjoy paid breaks and enhanced pay when they work on bank holidays. Please visit our careers site to view more Rewards and Benefits we offer.
About us
C&C is a forward-thinking 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 it’s 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.
Your role as a Team Leader
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. Supported by the Home Manager, you will 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 resident’s individual needs are met.
With previous experience of providing personal and social care to older people in a residential setting, you will hold a Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care and be able to demonstrate post qualification learning and development.
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
- Very good literacy and numeracy skills
- To be compassionate and patient
- To pass our DBS check
Even better if you have previous experience of a care environment, providing personal care or knowledge of dementia.
Have you received your vaccination?
As you would be aware, effective 11th November 2021, being vaccinated has become a legal condition to be employed in any care home setting in the UK. You will be asked during interview and if successful, please be ready to show the required proof.
We cannot wait to hear from you! Apply as soon as possible with your most updated CV.