Care Team Leader

Team Leader Make a Real Difference Every Day Location:Daneswood Care Home, Cuck Hill, Shipham, Somerset BS25 1RD
If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.
Hours:Full-time (flexible rota including evenings, weekends & bank holidays)
Salary:£35,000 (Performance Bonus, Health Care Cash Plan, Refer a Friend Scheme& more)
A re you a confident leader who can motivate a team, keep standards high, and still roll up your sleeves when support is needed?
At Daneswood, were looking for a Team Leader to help deliver a needs-led, person-centred servicefor adults with a learning disabilitysupporting people to build independence, grow in confidence, and have the best quality of life possible.
This is a brilliant role for someone who wants to blend hands-on supportwith leadership, and who takes pride in doing things the right way.
The role You will support the day-to-day management of the service, ensuring staff deliver consistent, high-quality support aligned to individual care plans and person-centred goals. You will help embed best practice, promote a positive performance culture, and maintain robust standards in safeguarding, medication management, and governance.
Key responsibilities: Provide operational leadership and strong management across shifts
Drive a consistent, person-centred approachsupporting planning, reviews, transitions, and multi-disciplinary working to maximise quality of life.
Maintain strong compliance and quality standards, including safeguarding, risk assessment actions, information governance, and adherence to policies, legislation, and relevant codes of practice.
Oversee key operational controls, including medication stock/inventory processes, accurate record-keeping, and effective reporting on performance and service objectives.
Support the team through coaching, supervision, team communication, and ensuring training is embedded in practice.