Location	Linfield House
Salary	From April 2023, our rates of pay will increase from £10.60- £11.66 per hour to £11.50-£12.65 per hour. £10.60- £11.66 per hour
Hours of Work	42 hours available per week
Closing date	Applications will be shortlisted upon receipt
Proposed interview date/s (if known)	To be confirmed upon contact
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Linfield House is a residential and nursing care home that includes two dementia suites. We promote independent living, providing residents with the support and person-centred care that they need to flourish.

Our care homes will treat you like part of the family when you join the team. We expect you to provide our residents with compassionate and person-centred care, ensuring that their feelings are respected.

Guild Care positions you to provide effective care in accordance with its policies and procedures, and in compliance with best practice principles. You and your co-workers will help each other accomplish tasks while you get to know one another.

The staffing ratio in our homes is high, with an adaptable team formed around the residents' needs. In addition to providing nursing care around the clock, we have dedicated Health & Wellbeing Coordinators who provide regular and stimulating activities tailored to each individual.

The role

We are looking for a care supervisor on a full time basis, to join our team at Linfield. The role of the care supervisor is to be a role model for quality, person-centred care. You will provide supervision, coaching and mentoring to other colleagues. As part of this, you will have responsibility for allocating care staff to sections, prioritising care and overseeing care staff breaks effectively when required.

You will ideally have experience in a similar role and preferably hold an NVQ level 2 in health and social care or higher. You will also have opportunities to cover senior care assistant shifts when required. 

Career Pathway

At Guild Care, we are passionate about career progression for all our employees, we have developed clear learning pathways for all our job roles at Guild Care. We take everyone’s career goals seriously, whether you want to be an amazing Care Assistant or our next Director of Care. We’re proud that the average length of service for our care home senior management team is 17 years- many of whom started as Care Assistants and followed our career pathways.

Our Amazing Benefits at Guild Care…..

• Working for a local charity that has supported the community since 1933
• Welcome to Guild Care bonus (for eligible roles)- Up to £1000 for Registered Nurses and up to £1000 for Care, Home Care and Day Services Support Staff
• Refer a friend scheme- you could earn £500 for recommending a friend to Guild Care
• Buddy Incentive- you could receive up to £125 to support our new recruits in role, promoting a supportive and friendly environment for our newcomers (Care Services only)
• Competitive salaries
• 20-25 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Sick pay
• Flexible shift patterns
• Free DBS check
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and clear defined care career pathway
• Supportive colleagues
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Job satisfaction
• Local offers for Guild Care staff
• Being part of a values- led organisation

Job description

Job Requirements
Essential	Experience of working in a care environment Experience of providing personal care NVQ level 2 in care Satisfactory DBS check
Desirable	Experience of supervising colleagues NVQ level 3 in care Experience in palliative support.

 

Get in touch

For further information please email [email protected] or call our Recruitment Team on 01903 863154.

How to apply

Please complete the short online application or call the recruitment team on 01903 863154.

Please Note

Post- interview should you be successful you will need to supply the following documentation to ensure safe recruitment and compliance.

• Photo ID
• Right to Work documentation
• References
• Evidence of Qualifications if required