Care Team Leader

Position: Care Team Leader (Full Time)
Team Leader – Make a Real Difference Every Day

Location:

Daneswood Care Home, Cuck Hill, Shipham, Somerset BS25 1RD

Hours:

Full-time (flexible rota including evenings, weekends & bank holidays) Salary: £35,000 (Performance Bonus, Health Care Cash Plan, Refer a Friend Scheme & more) A re you a confident leader who can motivate a team, keep standards high, and still roll up your sleeves when support is needed? At Daneswood, we're looking for a Team Leader to help deliver a needs-led, person-centred service for adults with a learning disability—supporting people to build independence, grow in confidence, and have the best quality of life possible.

This is a brilliant role for someone who wants to blend hands-on support with leadership, and who takes pride in doing things the right way. The role You will support the day-to-day management of the service, ensuring staff deliver consistent, high-quality support aligned to individual care plans and person-centred goals. You will help embed best practice, promote a positive performance culture, and maintain robust standards in safeguarding, medication management, and governance.

Key responsibilities:

Provide operational leadership and strong management across shifts Drive a consistent, person-centred approach—supporting planning, reviews, transitions, and multi-disciplinary working to maximise quality of life. Maintain strong compliance and quality standards, including safeguarding, risk assessment actions, information governance, and adherence to policies, legislation, and relevant codes of practice. Oversee key operational controls, including medication stock/inventory processes, accurate record-keeping, and effective reporting on performance and service objectives.

Support the team through coaching, supervision, team communication, and ensuring training is embedded in practice.

What we're looking for:

You will be an experienced care professional with proven leadership capability, confident decision-making, and a clear commitment to values-led practice. You will be organised, resilient, and able to maintain standards while building constructive relationships with colleagues, families, and external professionals.