Social care - Team Leader Merton/Sutton

Job description

Job details
Posting date: 05 November 2021
Salary: £22,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 05 December 2021
Location: Morden, South West London
Company: Mayfair Homecare
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: JCTLMer1

Summary
The Team Leader role requires candidates that can promote a high-quality service, which promotes independence and choice to our service users enabling them to reach the optimum level of independence whilst living in their own home.

They should be able to manage and provide relevant support to the care team and have excellent communication skills and work well under pressure. They should be professional, polite, and attentive, whilst also being accurate and should be able to represent the business at a senior level, both internally and externally.

The candidate for this position will, always, act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence. They will play an essential role in the company, helping to enhance the good standing and reputation of the company and to serve in the best interests of individual clients.

Job Responsibilities
• To promote continuing improvement in service quality.
• To provide competent advice and expertise to both care workers and service users.
• Ensure new files are set up with the relevant documentation prior to the commencement of a new service.
• To provide direct (hands on) care when required to support the establishment of new packages or to provide cover for absent carers.
• Ensure all Service Users receive a weekly rota with names and times when staff will be covering their calls. Notifying Service Users of any changes to their weekly rota.
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are implemented, monitored and reviewed.
• Ensure that the Company Policies and
• Procedures are available to all employees and are adhered too.
• Ensure all disciplinary and grievance issues are dealt with promptly and in accordance with the Company's policy and procedure. Carry out investigations and participate in hearings as required.
• To support the Branch Manager and Care Coordinators in the recruitment and selection of domiciliary care staff. Ensure all newly recruited care staff complete their induction training, ensuring competencies of all relevant paperwork.
• To take part on a rota basis in the local support of our out of hours service.
• To liaise with the Care Coordinator on all aspects of the service including, care packages and staffing issues.
• Conduct regular supervision sessions with care workers, completing relevant documentation and addressing matters arising appropriately.
• To liaise with the service user, their families, social workers, GPs, CPNs, District Nurses and other key people regarding any care packages, ensuring their awareness is raised to any change of circumstance and/or to the initial assessments/care packages.
• To be responsible for undertaking emergency first visits, including initial risk assessments.
• To deputise for Care Coordinators as required.
• Report any concerns to the Care Coordinator regarding Health and Safety at work.
• To deal promptly and appropriately with any complaints received.
• To participate in any managers/staff meetings putting items forward for the agenda.