Care Team Leader – Southend-on-Sea Full-Time Shift Lead Join a dedicated care home team committed to excellence and compassion. We are seeking a confident, caring, and experienced Care Team Leader to take charge of shifts and support the smooth running of our care home in Southend-on-Sea. This is a pivotal role for someone who leads by example, fosters a nurturing environment, and ensures high standards of care are consistently delivered. Key Responsibilities: Lead and coordinate care staff during allocated shifts, ensuring residents’ needs are met with dignity and respect Support with care planning, medication administration, and safeguarding protocols Maintain clear communication with families, professionals, and senior management Promote a positive team culture and mentor junior staff Ensure compliance with CQC standards and internal policies About You: NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent) Previous experience in a senior care role, ideally within a residential or nursing setting Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills Compassionate, reliable, and committed to person-centred care Able to remain calm and decisive under pressure What We Offer: We are seeking a confident, caring, and experienced Care Team Leader to take charge of shifts and support the smooth running of our care home in Southend-on-Sea. This is a pivotal role for someone who leads by example, fosters a nurturing environment, and ensures high standards of care are consistently delivered. Key Responsibilities: Lead and coordinate care staff during allocated shifts, ensuring residents’ needs are met with dignity and respect Support with care planning, medication administration, and safeguarding protocols Maintain clear communication with families, professionals, and senior management Promote a positive team culture and mentor junior staff Ensure compliance with CQC standards and internal policies If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and lead with heart, we’d love to hear from you.
· Support people in their care, learning and development – helping them thrive every step of the way · Encourage participation in a wide range of activities like swimming, baking, bowling, cinema trips, and sensory experiences · Celebrate achievements by recording progress and keeping documentation up to date · To work with service users to meet their needs including personal care, social, emotional, recreational and learning needs where appropriate in accordance with their care plan or goal plan programme · Provide emotional support, companionship and a safe environment for those in need of supervision and help. · To assist with organising and delivering a programme of appropriate & achievable, therapeutic & recreational activities to enhance the lives & improve the well-being of service users attending the day centre · To assist in developing personal activity plans. · To assist in fundraising & events on the programme giving regard to client health and safety, ability, comfort & enjoyment. · Ensure that all activities are risk assessed, and, risk assessed against the participants. · To carry out basic first aid and summon emergency services if required. · To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity · To participate in events as organised by the charity. · Complete client contact and activity records and to be responsible for safe storage following GDPR · To report any concerns about abuse or the welfare or safety of a service use to the Centre Manager · To comply with all Organisation policies and procedures and those of other statutory and enforcing authorities (e.g. Fire, H&S, Protection of Vulnerable Adults ), to comply with GDPR · To undertake other duties as required, under the direction of the line manager This list is not exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities will vary from time to time according to the needs of the day centre.