Senior Carer

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Negotiable

Permanent

Description

Team Leader/Senior Carer
* £26,244 pa
* Edinburgh, EH14 1DT, United Kingdom
Are you Passionate about the wellbeing of Older People? Do you have a flair for creativity and an energy to make a difference in people’s lives? Are you flexible, yet determined in your approach to enhancing the lives of Older People? Are you able to work ‘in the moment’ and pick up on the subtle communication clues of people living with Dementia? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Team Leader/Senior Carer Job Summary: To support residents to be occupied, stimulated, and engaged by ensuring that the home delivers a range of meaningful mental and physical activities that reflects their life histories, interests and preferences.
Team Leader/Senior Carer Key Responsibilities:
* Support each resident to enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment.
* To motivate, guide, support and direct care home staff in the home activity provision, under the direction of the Head of Care and in partnership with Team Leaders.
* To ensure that all staff are aware of residents’ current level of physical, cognitive and psychological ability that will result in the provision of personally meaningful activities that will most engage residents and promote their wellbeing.
* Plan, organise, promote, provide appropriate resourcing and ensure the delivery of a weekly (7 days) programme of meaningful activities. In Partnership with Care staff, maintain full and accurate records of activities in order to monitor, record and evaluate individual and group participation and success.
In addition, the Team Leader/Senior Carer role require a SVQ3 qualification and experience in a similar role in care industry
If you have the right values for our organisation, you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, health assessment, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory PVG Check.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: Sunday 26 Jan 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
Team Leader/Senior Carer
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