Lead Care Professional Atherstone and Coleshill area

The role

We're looking for an experienced Lead Care Professional to start the service for our new clients and then support the Care Professionals matched with them. You'll make sure each client's care gets off to the right start, then carry out compliance checks and provide mentoring so that the quality of care stays high. You'll work closely with our Registered Manager.

This is a 30-hour-a-week position, with alternate weekends off, so you get a regular, predictable break.

What you'll be doing

• Starting the service for new clients, delivering their first visits hands-on and building trust from the outset
• Supporting the Care Professionals matched with each client, helping them settle in and understand the client's needs
• Carrying out compliance checks, including spot checks and observations, to maintain high standards of care
• Mentoring and coaching care colleagues, including inducting new starters
• Keeping accurate, timely records and administering medication in line with policy
• Building strong relationships with clients, families and visiting professionals
• Raising safeguarding or quality concerns promptly and helping us meet CQC standards
• Covering visits when needed