Care Supervisor

• 10-20 hours per week (to be negotiated) + 1 weekend per month On-Call (paid at £315)
• Must have either availability in the mornings pm) or evenings (16.00pm – 22.00pm)

A position for a Care Supervisor has emerged in this well-established and expanding domiciliary care company. The position will see the successful applicant join our existing care management team who together, jointly cover and oversee the provision of care throughout the Cheltenham and North Cotswolds areas.

Candidates with previous domiciliary care experience are preferred - those with NVQ3 (or equivalent) or higher qualifications are particularly desirable, although this is not essential for the post if you are experienced. However, candidates must have a full UK driving licence and be locally based or within a reasonable commuting distance of Cheltenham.

The successful Care Supervisor will, along with our other Supervisors, provide support to our care staff, ensure new starters are supported out on shadow shifts, carry out spot checks on staff, review care plans, liaise with the families of clients, participate with the on-call - one in four weekends and support the care manager in any duties required, supporting the management team with auditing and compliance, cover care calls as part of your rota or when sickness and holiday cover is required.

This role will involve using IT systems (for which full training will be provided). Organisational skills and naturally outgoing are highly desired.

The successful Care Supervisor will be someone who can act as a good role model for carers, providing motivation whilst also overseeing the quality of care provided.

• Online training (learn at your own speed in the comfort of your sofa)
• Face to face training – Moving and Handling, Medication, Safeguarding and Emergency First Aid
• Access to specific training including Dementia, Palliative Care and Parkinson’s etc throughout your employment.
• Opportunity to complete QCF Level 2-4 in Adult Health and Social Care after 6 months of continued employment.
• Access to all training certificates at no cost to you.
• Enhanced bank holiday rates
• Monthly pay
• On-call support 7 days a week, 24 hours a day + Supportive office team – open door policy.
• Free DBS check
• Free uniform
• Paid training time
• Paid shadow shifts
• Welcome bonus on completion of probation
• Festive company events – who doesn’t like a party?
• Ongoing support from our care management team whom are always at hand, even if it’s just for a chat

We are a family-owned domiciliary care company based in Cheltenham, formed in 2015, we have for over 10 years provided excellent person-centred care to predominantly private clients in Gloucestershire.

At Windrush Care, we aim to make it as simple for those families and individuals that want to make their own choices for care at home and to provide the real personalised care, keeping people in their own homes with our support, for as long as possible.

For this role you will need to have a valid UK driving license and and access to vehicle

Previous experience in a care workplace

Excellent Communication skills Work alone at times and as part of a team.