Job Description
Caring Forever are recruiting a Team Leader to join our Lowestoft team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Lowestoft & Beccles Team, we are now seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to help support our Care Managers with the day to day running of the Lowestoft/Beccles Team.
Being a family run company, we understand it's sometimes tough to schedule work around your personal commitments. From day one a working availability is agreed and can be as flexible or structured as you would like, allowing you to plan your weeks and schedule holiday months ahead of time.
Caring Forever is one of few care providers in the area that pay's travel time in addition to your hourly rate! Travel time is automatically calculated and paid for the full duration traveling between care visits, as well as hours worked. No more personal timekeeping!
· £13 per hour
· £50 bonus per day on call over weekend
· Enhanced Rate for additional shifts covered
As a Team Leader, your duties will include:
- Provide care in the community
- Assist with the management of staff and rota’s
- Assist with covering shifts due to sickness or outstanding shifts
- Set days on call throughout week and on working weekend
- Maintaining and improving well being
- Working as a team
- Complete advanced training in specialised care areas
- Contribute to team meetings held by the manager
Team Leader Benefits:
- Paid on call bonus each working weekend
- Company Mobile Phone
- Paid mileage
- Weekly administration time at the office or from home
The successful candidate will be:
- Excellent communicator
- Well organised
- Work well under pressure
- Offer support, dignity and respect to others
- Passion for helping others
- Experience in care
What Caring Forever can offer you:
- Contracted hours - No bank contracts!
- Paid travel time!
- Paid training
- Paid shadowing
- On call Bonus per weekend
- No on-boarding costs!
- Employee referral scheme
- Enhanced rate for overtime
- Flexible working hours
- Bank Holidays paid at 1.5x hourly rate
- Christmas Day and Boxing day 2x hourly rate
- NVQ in Health and Social care
- Ongoing approachable support
Your hourly rate will be determined by level of experience and qualifications.
This role does require you to work in the community along side the office. We do ask you have availability every other weekend within the community. You must also be able to drive for this role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Home care: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Team Leader