Shift Leader (Care) - Nights, Weekends

Friends of the Elderly; Alton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A not-for-profit charity is seeking a compassionate Shift Leader to join its team in Alton, dedicated to providing high-quality care for elderly residents. The ideal candidate should possess a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and have experience in leadership and medication administration. This part-time position requires strong communication and interpersonal skills, with responsibilities including maintaining resident safety and leading a supportive team environment. Competitive benefits and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion are offered.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Retail discount schemes

Health cash plans

Cycle to work scheme

Group Pension Plan

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role with team leadership and medication administration.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills for resident relationships.
• Ability to adapt, recognize safeguards, and report concerns.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents are safe and comfortable.
• Champion for safety and dignity for residents.
• Lead a team in providing quality, individualized care.
• Maintain clear and accurate records.
• Administer and manage medication according to procedures.
• Conduct staff supervisions and promote their development.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Digital skills

Education

Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care

Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Contract: Permanent - Part Time

Available Hours: 24 per week

Working Pattern: Nights and Weekends

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 120 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.

The Lawn is a beautiful Georgian period home in the rural village of Holybourne, Alton. The building has been sympathetically modernised to meet the needs of all our residents and we have a dedicated, well-trained and compassionate team of staff that care for our residents.

Joining our dedicated team as a Shift Leader, you will be responsible for delivering person-centred care, unique to each individual, supporting and enabling our residents to maintain key skills, personal interests, independence, choice, and dignity, so that they can lead fulfilled lives.

Responsibilities

• You will make sure our residents are safe and comfortable.
• You will act as a champion for their safety and dignity.
• You will lead the team in providing quality, individualised care for our residents in line with procedures and policies.
• You will make sure that clear, accurate records are kept.
• You will follow our procedures for ordering, administering and dispensing medication.
• You will conduct supervisions and appraisals with the staff and promote their development.
• You will maintain a safe, clean workplace and follow infection control protocols.

To ensure we can achieve this, our shift patterns include evenings, weekends, and some unsociable hours.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need experience in a similar role having previously lead a team as well as administered medication. It is essential that you have a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care. A Level 3 diploma or higher is desirable. You will need great communication and interpersonal skills, so that you can form great relationships with your residents and effectively handover information to colleagues. Number and digital skills are also required along with the ability to problem solve and adapt to situations, and to recognise and report situations where there might be a need for safeguarding.

Rewards and Recognition

• Learning, development, and career progression.
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme offering up to 10 counselling, 4 life, 4 leadership, 3 financial coaching sessions per person, per issue, per year.
• Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.
• Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.
• Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earned.
• Health cash plans for you and your family.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Long service awards, that increase with length of service.
• Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.
• Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.
• Free parking at our homes and day clubs.
• Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums for care staff.
• Uniforms are provided.
• Paid breaks in our care homes and day care services for care staff.
• Free DBS checks.

Safeguarding

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks

As this role involves a dealing with vulnerable adults, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same! Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. People that care and can make a difference.

We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.