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!
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 reflect their life histories, interests, and preferences. Key Responsibilities: Support each resident to enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship, and support within a Christian environment. 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. Ensure that all staff are aware of residents' current levels of physical, cognitive, and psychological ability to provide personally meaningful activities that engage residents and promote their wellbeing. Plan, organize, promote, provide appropriate resourcing, and ensure the delivery of a weekly (7 days) program of meaningful activities. In partnership with care staff, maintain full and accurate records of activities to monitor, record, and evaluate individual and group participation and success. In addition, the role requires an SVQ3 qualification and experience in a similar role in the care industry. If you have the right values for our organization, you will be supported by a program of continuous training and development. 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 ensure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting. Appointment is 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 program. Working hours:
35 hours per week Closing date:
Sunday 26 Jan 2025 Interview date:
To be confirmed
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To support residents to be occupied, stimulated, and engaged by ensuring that the home delivers a range of meaningful mental and physical activities that reflect their life histories, interests, and preferences. Key Responsibilities: Support each resident to enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship, and support within a Christian environment. 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. Ensure that all staff are aware of residents' current levels of physical, cognitive, and psychological ability to provide personally meaningful activities that engage residents and promote their wellbeing. Plan, organize, promote, provide appropriate resourcing, and ensure the delivery of a weekly (7 days) program of meaningful activities. In partnership with care staff, maintain full and accurate records of activities to monitor, record, and evaluate individual and group participation and success. In addition, the role requires an SVQ3 qualification and experience in a similar role in the care industry. If you have the right values for our organization, you will be supported by a program of continuous training and development. 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 ensure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting. Appointment is 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 program. Working hours:
35 hours per week Closing date:
Sunday 26 Jan 2025 Interview date:
To be confirmed
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