Location: Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Hours: Permanent, full‑time – 36.75 hours per week, Days and Waking Nights
Pay:
1. £20.20 per hour – Team Leader admin duties (12.25 hours per week)
2. £17.17 per hour – Care shifts (24.5 hours per week)
Start Date: ASAP (subject to checks)
Driving: Own car required to reach workplace. Use of own vehicle for training/supervision (virtual options available for supervision). Possible future need to drive Client’s automatic WAV.
Benefits:
3. Competitive hourly rates
4. 5.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
5. Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
6. Pension (subject to eligibility)
7. Free parking
8. Free DBS
9. Regular supervision and support from an experienced Case Manager and HR team
Job Summary
Are you a caring, confident leader who thrives in a person‑centred environment? Do you enjoy bringing creativity, energy and fun into your work? We’re looking for a proactive Care Team Leader/Support Worker to support a vibrant 25‑year‑old man with physical and developmental needs.
Our client thrives in an environment full of activity and engagement. He communicates by a variety of movements and facial expressions. He experiences epileptic seizures which vary greatly and require constant monitoring. He is wheelchair dependent, living in a fully adapted home with his family, he requires 2:1 support for all his personal and daily care needs (he cannot be left unattended). This is a unique opportunity to be part of a close-knit team that works collaboratively to enhance his quality of life through meaningful interaction, therapeutic activities, and structured routines.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
As Care Team Leader
10. Lead and support a team of Support Workers (including supervising staff)
11. Plan rotas, oversee absence and annual leave
12. Update care plans, risk assessments and maintain accurate care records
13. Monitor staff competence and training
14. Liaise with the family, Case Manager and therapy team
15. Help organise appointments, equipment maintenance and assist our client’s family with any administrative tasks relating to our client.
As Support Worker
16. Support with all personal care, preparing meals and drinks, moving and handling and medication, whilst ensuring our client’s safety and wellbeing
17. Implement therapy programmes (physiotherapy, OT, SLT, hydrotherapy)
18. Help plan engaging, purposeful daily activities
19. Create a positive, motivating, inclusive environment
Hours & Shifts
20. 36.75 hours per week – Care shifts (24.5 hours per week) and Team Leader admin duties (12.25 hours per week) (please note the administrative hours will be reviewed where this is a new position)
21. Mix of day shifts (7:45am–8pm) and waking nights (7:45pm–8am)
22. Weekend work included
23. Hours discussed at interview