Job Title: Care Leader
Location: Blackheath, London, SE3 0PW
Salary: £16.17 per hour
Job Type: Permanent – Full Time
Morden College is a charity that is dedicated to enabling a life-lived independence for the older people they provide homes for, through life, as they grow older. Morden College has enriched the lives of its residents as well as their families, over the last 300 years. The Charity’s core purpose is to provide older people who are in need with a home for life within it’s beautiful grounds, with amazing facilities and surrounded by its caring people, who work tirelessly to provide the highest quality of care.
Our most valuable resource are the people within Morden College; they provide the supportive, caring and inclusive environment both for colleagues and for our Residents. Our culture encourages and supports creativity, celebrates our differences and the similarities that draw us together as a community and promote the highest standards of individual behaviour and accountability in everything we do.
About the Role:
As a Care Leader, your purpose will be to provide professional leadership and innovation within dementia care, building the capacity, confidence and competence to enable the team to respond effectively to residents living with dementia.
You will ensure residents with a “good life” by promoting dignity, independence, choice and fulfilment within a policy of managed risk taking.
You will provide a person cantered care to residents by assessing, monitoring and evaluating individual needs as well as providing comfort, security and making a difference to their daily lives.
You will be responsible for the operational management of the dementia household, taking the lead for quality assurance and improvement in all areas.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- To lead the care team in the dementia household taking responsibility and being accountable for the household – managing the day-to-day activities, allocating staff to ensure an appropriate skill mix to meet resident physical, psychological and social care needs, and through induction, supervision, and appraisal of staff throughout the year, ensure high employee engagement and performance
- Lead and implement an ongoing programme of tailored and meaningful activities on the Dementia Household focused on maximising everyone’s wellbeing, independence, and social engagement, whilst nurturing and promoting their right to choose
- Be a visible leader, creating a culture within the dementia household that promotes the
inclusion of the resident in all social and occupational activities designed to enhance,
stimulate, develop, and maintain the highest quality of life and enjoyment within the home - Raise awareness and educate the care team in supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of individuals with dementia, including the promotion of independence, and fostering an understanding of interventions and techniques for managing behavioural and psychological issues
Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
- QCF Level 3/4 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent
- QCF Level 3 Award in Awareness of Dementia or Certificate in Dementia Care
- QCF Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care Services, or willingness to complete in first 6 months of employment
- Minimum 12 months or equivalent, in a leadership role
- Minimum 12 months experience in a care setting with people who live with dementia at a supervisory level
- Minimum of 12 months assessed competence in the management and administrative of medication, including controlled drugs and oxygen
Benefits:
- We will provide you with 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time roles), additional holidays for long service, an enhanced pension, free onsite parking, a 24/7 employee assistance programme, life assurance and flexible working
Note:
Due to high volumes of applications, we are unable to respond to applicants whose qualifications and/or experience do not meet the minimum requirements for the post.
This post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List DBS check. Applicates must have the right to work in the UK.
Please visit Morden College direct website to read the full job advert, the job description and the person specification before applying.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Senior Support Worker, Assistant Support manager, Senior Carer, Care Team Supervisor, Senior Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Support, Care Assistant, Social Worker, LSW, LSA, Support Assistant, Special Needs Support, Mental Health Support, Autism Support will be considered for this role.
