Dementia Care Supervisor

Salary

**£29,431 per annum**
- Location

**Walsall, The Watermill**
- This is a _permanent_, _full time_ vacancy_ that will close _in 17 days_ at 23:59 BST_. _

**The vacancy**

**Hours: 35 hours per week**

**Shift Pattern**:Required to have full flexibility and work bank holidays if required.**

**Working alternate weekends. Working a mixture of 7.30-15:00pm and 14:45pm-22:15pm.**

**May be required to work night shift depending on needs of the business.**

Are you looking for a career that’s both rewarding and offers opportunities to develop, but dread the thought of a desk job?
Are you a people person who can strike up a conversation with anyone?
Do you want to finish work knowing you’ve made real a difference to someone’s life?

As a Dementia Care Supervisor with Housing 21 you’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team as you work together to support our residents. Within the role you will take the lead in the planning, supervising and leading in the delivery of person-centred dementia care within the care home, leading by example and instilling best practice within the team.

You will take responsibility for the management of a house, this includes staff recruitment into your team, staff development and coaching and be responsible for the care home, its residents, staff and visitors in the absence of the Service Team Manager and the Dementia Care Leader.

**All you need is**:

- Must have an NVQ 3 in social care
- Supervisory experience within a Dementia or EMI environment (no less than at team leader /senior carer level)
- Experience of coaching and developing staff in person centred dementia care
- A background in person centred care assessment and planning as well as end of life care planning
- Up to date person centred dementia care planning and delivery
- Knowledge of CQC regulations and related good practice
- Knowledge/awareness of dementia and dementia related issues
- Comprehensive understanding of the behaviours of individuals with early cognitive impairment, dementia and other illness that have a neuropathology

**About the role**

Within the role you will take the lead in the planning, supervising and leading in the delivery of person-centred dementia care within the care home, leading by example and instilling best practice within the team.

You will take responsibility for the management of a house, this includes staff recruitment into your team, staff development and coaching and be responsible for the care home, its residents, staff and visitors in the absence of the Service Team Manager and the Dementia Care Leader.

You will also ensure that the physical, mental and spiritual health of the residents is met at all times

Special Requirements for the role include:

- To live in the Walsall area or have ease of access to Walsall
- Full and clean driving licence
- DBS disclosure will be required and paid for by Housing 21

Curious to know more? If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can make a real difference, with an organisation with a strong social purpose, please take a look at the attached job profile for full details.

**The benefits**

At Housing 21 we’re proud to be bucking the trend as a care provider; not only do we pay at least 10 percent more than the National Living Wage, but we offer a range of impressive benefits including:

- Holiday Pay
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Occupational Maternity Pay
- Health Cash Plan*
- Blue Light Card (offering discounts across retail, hospitality and leisure)
- Car Lease Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Training and development to fulfil your career aspirations
- Health Cash Plan funded for those working a minimum of 10 hours per week on a guaranteed hour contract.

**About us**

We know that great people make a great organisation, which is why we put people at the heart of everything we do. You are as valuable to us as our corporate employees, which is why we offer occupational sick pay, occupational maternity and paternity pay and benefits such as the Blue Light Card to all our Extra Care employees.

At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be.

When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK’s third Best Place to Work in 2024 by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. You shouldn’t have to choose between a career and care, and we want to support you to advance your career with us, which is why we have a dedicated learning pathway through our Extra Care Academy that could lead to future roles with salaries of £50,000 A career in care means you can make a difference and help our residents to live independently in their