Team Coordinator - Claremont House & Castle Grange

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Roles Available:

Claremont House: Brighton Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 9EU

2 x 20 hour night posts
£14.17 - £14.91 per hour / £14,775 - £15,551 per annum - plus 27% enhancement for working on a rolling rota and working nights
Working hours: 9.30pm until 7.30am

Castle Grange: Ing Lane, Newsome, Huddersfield HD4 6LT

1 x 20 hour night post
£14.17 - £14.91 per hour / £14,775 - £15,551 per annum - plus 27% enhancement for working on a rolling rota and working nights
Working hours: 9.30pm until 7.30am

Are you a support worker looking for the next step in your career?

Have you got experience of supervising or ability to line manage a small team?

If you would like to make a difference to our people and play a vital role for our residential home this might be the role for you!

Castle Grange

Castle Grange is a is a modern, 40 bed care facility located in the village of Newsome that cares for adults over 65 years with a diagnosis of Dementia.
The home provides 24-hour residential and respite care, both short and long stay,

Claremont House

Claremont House is a modern, 40 bed care facility located in the village of Heckmondwike that cares for adults over 65 years with a diagnosis of Dementia.
The home provides 24-hour residential and respite care, both short and long stay,

The role

Reporting to, and supported by, a Deputy Manager, you will be part of a team of Team Coordinators, Support Workers, and housekeeping staff. 

You will contribute to and develop personal support plans.

Acting as a role model, you will provide support and direction to ensure duties are carried out effectively, efficiently and in line with standards - with the needs of service users being the priority.

You will work well with others and develop good relationships with service users, relatives and other professionals. 

You will make ensure high quality care and support is provided to service users which exceeds Care Quality Commission expectations and standards. 

You will work on a 6-week rota including weekends and Public Holidays. 

You will need:

• Experience of working in a relevant care setting.
• Awareness of current care practices and standards.
• Commitment to delivery of quality care provision.
• Ability to challenge practice that does not meet requirements/standards.
• Ability to write clear reports and maintain service user records.

Our offer to you:

You will know your shift pattern 12 months in advance and we offer a range of flexible hours. You will receive full training in addition to a three-week induction and will be allocated a buddy. Managers are visible and have an open-door policy - team work is highly valued.

What Kirklees can offer:

• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Generous annual leave entitlement?
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies.
• Flexible working (not all roles)
• We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership.