Care Facilitator (Deputy)
Could you do a job where you change lives?
Are you a natural leader with a passion for care?
Do you thrive when supporting others to deliver excellence?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career in a place where compassion and community truly matter?
At Shottermill House, we're looking for an experienced, dynamic, and motivated Care Facilitator (Deputy) to work closely with our Care Manager and play a key leadership role within our senior care team.
As a Care Facilitator, you'll be at the heart of our mission to provide exceptional, person-centred care while upholding the Christian values that guide everything we do. You'll help create a nurturing, positive environment where residents and staff alike can flourish .
Shottermill House is an attractive, modern care home about two miles from the centre of Haslemere in Surrey and offers both residential care and dementia care. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents are of primary importance to us here. Watch here to learn more about how we care:
Have a watch here of 'What it means to work in a Christian Care Home https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
Responsibilities:
* Provide high quality, professional service of care to our residents;
* Ensure all staff are trained for their roles and responsibilities;
* Make sure that all duties are covered when there are unexpected absences;
* Manage the care and well-being of all the residents, including hands-on personal care when required;
* Assist with recruitment, management and development of staff along with the manager, this includes taking part in appraisals;
* Manage complaints from residents and staff issues that need to be escalated to the manager;
* Responsible for the management of the care plan system;
* In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, you are required to perform other duties assigned by your manager from time to time that are within your capabilities.
About you:
* You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
* You will preferably have an accreditation in Health & Social care at level 3 or above;
* You must have experience in deputising for the manager and leading care team;
* You will have experience dealing with safeguards, complaints and covering the home in the Managers absence etc.
* You must be willing to both lead shifts and take a "hands on" role as required; and
* You need to be able to work in a team and be willing to take on any task to provide an excellent level of care to our residents.
For more information, please read the job description and person specification
Hours:
Full-time: 40 hours per week across 5 days
Benefits:
* 6.6 weeks' paid holiday per year including bank and public holidays
* Training & development
* Medicash health plan
* Ongoing support from management
* Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme
* Care Friends referral
* Long-standing service rewards
* Birthday rewards
* Life assurance scheme
* Pension scheme
- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -
We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented on our senior management team at present.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested