Care Team Leader - Hampstead, NW3 3BX, United KingdomAs a Team Leader based at Compton Lodge, Central and Cecil, you’ll be supported by the Home Manager and play a key role in leading and supervising a dedicated team of caring professionals. Working closely with your team, you’ll ensure that the highest standards of care are consistently maintained and that each resident’s individual needs are met with compassion and respect.You will have previous experience providing personal and social care to older people in a residential setting. A minimum of a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care is required, and you should either be working towards a Level 3 or demonstrate clear evidence of ongoing post-qualification learning and development.This role is an excellent opportunity if you’re already in a senior care position or are ready to step up into a role with greater responsibility and autonomy.Shifts are 12 hours and 20 minutes in duration, typically across three days per week. Additional shifts may also be available. We offer flexibility in shift lengths to suit both your availability and the needs of the home - for example, during peak times.Please indicate in your covering letter whether you are interested in day or night Team Leader vacancies.About us CandC is a forward-thinking and innovative charitable provider of housing, care, and bespoke services exclusively for older people in London. We have 90 years’ experience of retirement home design and living in London. We are very proud of the ‘family’ feel of our Care Homes. You will work alongside an amazing team that care passionately about our residents. We work hard to keep our residents engaged, active and enjoying their lives. Whether you would like to support our residents directly with their physical care and personal hygiene needs or instead help us in maintaining high levels of cleanliness across our homes, you can make a real contribution. About youYou''ll be an excellent communicator who understands the level of care needed by people with dementia, you will also have a good knowledge of the CQC standards for care homes and extensive experience of leading and working within a team.You will need:To have experience of working in a residential care settingDemonstrable understanding and experience of administering medicationExcellent understanding of Personalised Care PlansKnowledge of dementiaVery good literacy and numeracy skillsTo be compassionate and patientHold a Minimum of Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and willingness to work towards Level 3To pass our DBS check or be on the update service We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworksDefined Contribution Pension and attached life assuranceVolunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives.Please note, we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert, interviews will be held as soon as possible and we will make an offer immediately if we find the right candidate. Apply without delay!Central and Cecil as part of the Aster Group is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group and it’s subsidiary brands.We cannot wait to hear from you! Apply as soon as possible with your most updated CV. INDCARE