30.75 hours per week
3 nights a week, 8.45 pm - 7.15 am
We are seeking a compassionate, experienced, and proactive Care Team Leader to join our dedicated team in a specialist dementia care home. This pivotal role involves leading a team of care staff to deliver exceptional, person-centred care to residents living with dementia, ensuring their dignity, safety, and wellbeing are always prioritised.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead, supervise, and support care staff in delivering high-quality dementia care
2. Ensure care plans are followed, updated, and tailored to individual resident needs
3. Promote a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for residents
4. Act as a role model for best practice in dementia care and safeguarding
5. Liaise with families, healthcare professionals, and external agencies
6. Conduct staff supervisions, appraisals, and contribute to training and development
7. Monitor and maintain compliance with CQC standards and internal policies
8. Respond to emergencies and incidents with professionalism and empathy
9. Support the emotional wellbeing of residents through meaningful engagement and activities
About You:
10. NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
11. Proven experience in dementia care, ideally in a leadership role
12. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
13. Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team
14. Calm, patient, and resilient under pressure
15. Commitment to person-centred care and continuous improvement
Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role.
Ridgemount in Banstead is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 66 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.
16. Ridgemount is located just 2min walking distance from Banstead Town Centre where bus stops are located. Area is nice and quiet. We have on-site parking where staff can park their cars as well
17. We support are colleagues with a process that includes arranging regular and frequent meetings to review their work and to provide development and support along their way climbing up that ladder to better themselves. Staff recognition is important in Ridgemount & rewarded each month for staff members going that extra mile in the workplace with employee of the month schemes
18. We have been awarded Anchor Inspires Award. Staff and Residents have worked together by planning and then implementing the changes to environment
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
19. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
20. Mental health support
21. Flexible working options
Finance
22. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
23. Quick and easy pension transfer service
24. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
25. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
26. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
27. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
28. Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.
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