Team Leader

We are seeking to appoint a Team Leader with the passion and dedication to manage a team of care assistants providing personal and domestic care to clients in their own homes, in the Medway community. You will be working alongside 2 other Team Leaders to ensure our services are running smoothly and efficiently.

Previous experience in a supervisory role.
An NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, a keen interest in starting the qualification
Minimum of 2 years' experience as a care worker (with older people beneficial, but not essential).
Demonstrable ability to organise staff and other resources to meet Service User outcomes.
To hold a full driving licence and have the use of your own adequately insured vehicle ('Business Use' insurance).
Good communication skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels.
Demonstrable knowledge of the issues relating to older people as well as an understanding of the local care system, i.e. Social Services.
Must be prepared to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
A dynamic team player, able to work independently and as part of a team, responding to changing circumstances and adapting on the move.
An understanding of care planning assessments.
Good administrative skills.
Good I.T. skills.

Salary: £12.76 per hour, plus on-call payments of £200 per week, DBS, training and PPE provided and paid for by Age UK Kent Rivers.
Petrol paid 45p per mile.
Further qualifications.
Wellbeing scheme - Simplyhealth.
ALF Kudos Awards Scheme with a chance to attend a Gala Dinner and WIN a week's stay for you and your family at our coastal holiday home, and the additional annual leave to go with it.
Interest-free company loans.
As an organisation we maintain high quality standards and are rated "Good" by CQC. Everyone within Homecare contributes to ensuring the clients experience is a positive one.
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