Supervisor – START North

Job description: Care_Supervisor_HC_RC

At Olympus Care Services, an in house provider service for Adult Social Care, we are committed to the importance of promoting equal opportunities, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive working environment for all our employees.

We are looking for a supervisor, someone who can effectively lead a team ensuring that quality standards are met in line with Care Quality Commission requirements. You must be able to work flexibly and be enthusiastic and able to deliver to deadlines.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Training and development opportunities are supported and encouraged.
• Competitive pay rates
• A generous amount of Annual Leave
• Company pension scheme
• Sick Pay Scheme (following successful completion of the probation period)

As a Supervisor, your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to referrals
• Undertaking social care assessments with customers and evaluating ongoing support plans to meet assessed needs.
• Acting as a key worker for an identified group of customers ensuring support arrangements are regularly reviewed.
• Liaising with health, housing and social care professionals.
• Supervising and appraising a team of staff.
• Identifying training requirements and continued professional development to enable staff to operate more effectively within standards and guidelines.
• Maintain accurate customer records and service records using company information systems.

Requirements:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Social Care or the ability and willingness to undertake training to this level
• Full driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• Previous experience of working in this role, or within a social care or nursing environment with older people
• Proven experience and knowledge of the customer group sufficient to lead, direct and train staff

Base location: Saunders Close, Kettering

Working hours and rota: 37 hours per week. Monday – Sunday. Early shifts, late shifts and alternate weekends.

Thanks for your interest in working for Olympus Care Services. If you feel you have the required experience for this Supervisor role, please send a short cover note explaining your most relevant experience and we will be in touch.

We are creating two new unitary councils in Northamptonshire from 1st April 2021. This position will be TUPE transferred into North Northamptonshire Council at that point. People starting after 1st April will be appointed by North Northamptonshire Council rather than Northamptonshire County Council.