Care Leader - Day Services
- katdodd
- Mar 23
- 4 min read
Updated: May 5
Care Leader - Day Services
Salary: Starting from £14.28 per hour
Full-time – Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
Location: Warrington – WA3 6PL
The Vacancy - Permanent, Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Helping you live your best life – Your choice. Your way.
At Catalyst Choices, we don’t want people to just enjoy being part of our working environment (although that is very important of course), but we want them to burst with pride when they share what they do and where they do it. You’ve probably heard of the saying, “live your best life”, its good advice, and when you’re spending much of your week at work, you want to be somewhere you love. If we truly want our people to deliver the best care, we must be sure we’re giving them the best working environment to do it within. For that reason, we’ve developed ‘The Catalyst Way’, a staff-co-created approach that supports a great working culture. How? Well, it’s all about supporting our people to not only do the right things, but to do them in the right way - in the way we talk, in the way we act, how we’re rewarded as Employee Owners, but most importantly in the way we make others feel.
Job Role
Catalyst Choices are seeking dedicated and compassionate Care Leader/Senior Care Support Worker to join our team. You’ll play a vital role on our day services supporting individuals with their day-to-day needs, promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing, from our Day Centre based in Warrington.
As a Care Leader, you will play a crucial role in supervising and coordinating the care provided to residents in our care home.
Your responsibilities will include effective communication with staff, creating personalized care plans, and ensuring the overall well-being of our clients & supporting them in their day to day, planning meaningful activities, and keeping meticulous records.
Providing person-centred outcome-driven care for our clients, including all regulated activities, whether as group support or 1:1. This will include adherence to company policies which align to CQC regulations
Your role will include building meaningful relationships, planning and supporting engaging activities, and ensuring each person receives personalised care that reflects their choices and preferences.
What will I do?
The day to day:
We want you to deliver genuine and exceptional care for all of our service users
Help build strong and trusting relationships with our people in care, ensuring we are doing everything we can to ensure they are having the best experience possible and keep our managers informed
Work creative and flexibly to ensure our service users have everything they need
The health and safety of people in your care is the most important thing. It’s all about looking after the physical, mental and social needs of our clients – being sure to watch for any warning signs of ill health and unhappiness
Make sure Care Plans are developed and maintained with plenty of involvement from the people you’re supporting, their relatives and other health professionals
Maintain accurate client records and make sure that each person in care has a personalized plan (including their pledges from you, and to you!)
Carry out regular checks on anyone in your care at agreed intervals with your wider team – including management. Work well with your colleagues and ensure a clear handover is given, meaning all staff are fully briefed and informed at the start and end of every shift.
Benefits
Healthcare cashback (dental, optical, physio, wellbeing)
Care Friends referral rewards
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Life Insurance
Salary sacrifice schemes - pension, cycle, home, tech, car
Continuous professional develop and progression opportunities
25 days holiday, Plus bank holidays
What do you need to join us?
Previous experience in care or a related field is desirable but not essential.
A caring, empathetic nature and a genuine passion for helping others.
Good communication skills and a team-focused attitude.
Willingness to learn and grow within the role.
Basic IT skills for documentation purposes.
Ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations with professionalism.
Safeguarding Requirement
Catalyst Choices commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our residents and people in our care, our requirement for the successful applicant would be to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Satisfactory references are also required.
Ready to join the Catalyst Team?
If you have a passion for care, we encourage you to apply with your CV to joinus@catalystchoices.org.uk
The Company
At Catalyst, our unique role as Employee Owners means we all have a stake in creating a great place to work, and of course, all have a big part to play in creating that environment and making those who join it feel welcome and supported. Talking of new recruits, we work hard to bring in team members with the right attitude, they’ve got to see themselves in our values and bring everything they have to their work. We do everything we can to make sure that we only select people who’ll fit into our ways of working and gel with other team members. If we get that right, it’s the magic ingredient to keeping the Catalyst way alive.
No matter your role, everything we do is focused on our unwavering commitment to the people we support. Our aim is that every individual we support thrives, living their best lives, their way.
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