Day Team Leader

Team Leader Days - Copelands Care Home
Location: Copelands, 97 Donaghadee Road, Millisle, BT22 2BZ
Salary: £14.93 per hour, SP 24-26
Contract: Permanent
Work hours: 26 hours per week
13 hour shifts over a 7-day rota

Please note that sponsorship is available for this role.

Copelands is Belfast Central Mission's flagship project, providing market leading care for Northern Ireland. It encompasses everything needed to create a genuine home from home where residents can enjoy a fulfilling life. Copelands comprises of six households, each with 10 residents. Each household has its own front door, kitchen and living area as well as access to a communal outdoor area. The home has been designed with the differing cognitive, social, and physical abilities of the residents in mind. Our aim is to provide the best possible care to frail older people, including those living with dementia. We promote the use of familiar and recognisable surroundings and activities to stimulate residents' memories. Visual clues throughout the design help residents with recollection to avoid confusion and increased anxiety. Additionally, it creates opportunities for staff and residents to interact more easily in activities of daily living

Your new role
You'll support the management team with daily operations, managing and mentoring staff, and the provision of individual care to residents. You will ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and act as a liaison between staff, residents, and families, addressing concerns and facilitating effective communication.You'll be responsible for ensuring high quality care is being delivered whilst monitoring resource allocation, schedules, and upholding the care home's standards and policies. In the absence of the management team, the team leader will act as the responsible person on shift.

What we can offer you

• 4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
• 32 days annual leave per annum (including statutory holidays)
• Paid sick leave 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay after one year of service
• Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12 month period
• Westfield Health Rewards
• Long service annual leave increments and scheme
• Paid Access NI
• Learning & Development opportunities

What we need from you

• QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 3 years' experience caring for older people in a residential or community setting

Please see attached job description and specification for further details. To apply, please complete your application form.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.