Care Team Leader in Taunton

Are you looking for a new opportunity within the Care Sector? Do you have an NVQ Level 3? We are actively recruiting exceptional, caring individuals who want to join our team at Sherwell Manor, Taunton, Somerset! Your role will be based in Sherwell Manor which is well under construction and set to open in June 2026! Crystal Care Collection are focused on making our homes not just luxury places for our residents to live, but also wonderful places for our team members to work.

As a Care Team Leader (Deputy Manager) you will lead by example and coach/mentor our care teams on a daily/nightly basis to ensure our residents are well cared for, motivated and stimulated to achieve a fulfilled and enriched life.

• To act as the person in charge of the home outside of office hours or in the absence of the General Manager and/or the Care Manager, ensuring that legislation is adhered to and standards are maintained.
• To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To act as a key worker for a named group of residents, ensuring that these responsibilities are carried out in full.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with statutory and legal requirements that are relevant, including Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act to ensure that all care teams and other staff maintain a safe environment throughout the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control.
• Undertake Move-In assessments for potential new residents, as delegated by the General Manager. Discuss findings with the General Manager and/or the Care Manager before agreeing suitability for placement.
• To participate in the formulation of individual care plans for each resident.
• Responsible for the ordering and administering of medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
• To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident's personal information at all times, this includes resident's behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day-to-day care and to ensure that all care teams and other staff understand and respect this.
• Undertaking general care assistant duties throughout the home as and when required.
• Complete quality audits as delegated by the General or Care Manager.
• Complete supervisions and appraisals of staff as delegated by the General Manager or Care Manager.
• As part of your role as Deputy Manager you will be required to be on call for the home in the case of an emergency on a rota basis.

You will be expected to work on a permanent rolling rota of three consecutive shifts on, followed by three consecutive shifts off with the following shift options: Full Time Days: 08:00-20:00 totalling to an average of 42 hours per week. Full Time Nights: 20:00-08:00 totalling to an average of 42 hours per week.

Hourly Rate of Pay: £17.50 (Days)/£16.25 (Nights)

We will offer FULL Induction Training Programme, PAID Breaks, FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card, FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check, Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme, Uniform Tunic PROVIDED, PAY Day Breakfast, FREE Meal on Shift.

Are you a friendly, hard-working individual, with excellent communication skills that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Then we'd love to hear from you! Fill out the form below to apply.