Proud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.

Care Team Leader 

Queens Care Home, The Esplanade, 34 Ardayre Road, Prestwick, South Ayrshire

£14.00 per hour

27 hours per week must be willing to do nights and or days

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team.  There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Queens Care Home for all regardless of role. 

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors.  The team at Queens Care Home is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Where you’ll work

We pride ourselves in enriching the lives of our residents, we have a dedicated activities team and support worker who enable our resident’s participation in the local community. We work closely with Prestwick Dementia Friendly team and enjoy activities such as walks along the promenade and trishaw bike rides every week. We have Therapy pets visiting the home twice a month which is loved by staff and our residents. We hold relative Afternoon Tea’s every month to ensure meaningful connections with our staff, residents, and relatives. Our residents chose which type of live entertainment they would like to see which varies from month to month. We use an interactive platform called Ooomph which is a great resource of activities to keep us all entertained. At Queens we like to promote staff engagement and encourage individual talents to be utilised in the home. Our ethos is to ensure our residents live their best lives, ensuring connections are made with loved ones, friends, family and the community.

Are you our next Care Team Leader? Here’s more about the role:

As a Care Team Leader, you will look after the day-to-day needs of our residents, whilst showing compassion, care and commitment to having a positive impact on their lives. You will work with a team of like-minded individuals, all with a desire to ensuring that our residents are comfortable in their home. You will also support Care Assistants in their development.

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• We give the highest quality of personalised care to our residents in line with their individual care plans
• Leisure and social activities are a really important part of the day – let’s get stuck in
• It’s very simple – if we can be the best Care Team Leader we can be by being kind and supportive in every way to our residents, their families and our colleagues, then we’re all doing a great job.

What skills do I need?

• Team work!  A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home
• Experience in care is an essential requirement for role, an SVQ3 in Social Care is also desirable
• Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach
• You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Benefits and rewards

We know you work so hard and being the best Care Team Leader you can be needs to be rewarded.  We are very proud to offer the following:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance
• Care inspectorate performance bonus
• Overtime enhancement
• Occupational sick pay after qualifying period
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £500 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more via ‘My Rewards’
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 217600

Closing date: 26 April 2024

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time.  Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
A PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme) check in respect of protected adults will be necessary in the event of a successful application, which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.