Care Supervisor

The Vacancy

McCarthy Stone are recruiting a professional Care Supervisor to join the team at our prestigious Bowes Lyon Court development in Poundbury, Dorset.

Hourly rate: £15.75 per hour for day shifts and £12.24 SLEEPING night shifts per hour. Plus receive an extra £1 for every hour worked from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday

Hours: 33 per week (includes a mix of day shifts and sleeping night shifts)

Our day shifts vary between 08:45 and 16:30 or between 16:15 to 09:30.  

Our night shifts are from 21:30 to 09:00am  

Our Care Supervisors sleep between 23:00pm and 07:00am providing emergency support only to our homeowners throughout that period. 

Built in 2016, Bowes Lyon Court is a Retirement Living Plus development that consists of 62 apartments with the over 70's in mind, providing excellent on-site facilities and set within beautiful grounds.

About the role:

We are seeking a professional Care Supervisor to exemplify the high-quality customer standards that we are renowned for. This is a brilliant opportunity to support the management and smooth running of this thriving community of active and independent older people, so they get to live their best lives - in elegant private apartments in a beautiful setting – with the peace of mind of always having someone on hand to help if needed.

About you:

You will be a warm, friendly, organised, and self-motivated individual with experience of working in a care or support environment and excellent care skills.
You will want to work in the Health and Social care sector and preferably have a QCF Health and Social Care (Adults) Level 3 qualification, although consideration will be given to a candidate with an alternative qualifications and relevant experience.
Keen to take on the responsibility of managing the security of the development, looking after the safety and wellbeing of the homeowners, and overseeing the Care and Support teams.
Able to co-ordinate and facilitate activities that help strengthen the community spirit within the development.
Driven to continue to grow their skills and will want to lead by example and think on their feet.
Able to make a difference to the wellbeing and happiness of older people.
McCarthy Stone have a wealth of support and benefits for their staff. These include:

Life insurance and company pension
Opportunities to stay in our guest suites across all our developments UK wide
Discounts on apartment purchases for employees and immediate family
Management and leadership training and support with professional qualifications
24/7 access to Employee Assist Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to inhouse Mental Health First Aiders
Could this role be the perfect job for you? Apply now! All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.

McCarthy Stone celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

We do not offer sponsorship; we will only be considering UK based applications.