Field Care Supervisor (Female)

Radfield Home Care Wakefield & Huddersfield
£14.46 per hour + paid on-call
Part-time: 22.25 hours per week / Full-time opportunities

Use your care experience to support others and make a difference.

Are you an experienced care professional who enjoys helping colleagues develop and ensuring clients receive excellent care?

We’re looking for a female Field Care Supervisor to join our team, supporting our Care Professionals and helping older people remain safe, comfortable and independent in their own homes.

Reporting to the Registered Manager, you’ll play an important role in the day-to-day running of our service. Through client visits, staff supervision, training and quality checks, you’ll help our team deliver care that puts each person’s needs, preferences and dignity first.

What we offer

• £14.46 per hour, plus paid on-call duties.

• Paid travel time between care visits at your standard hourly rate, plus 45p per mile.

• Paid DBS check.

• A welcoming, friendly team, with support from an experienced office team.

• Ongoing training and development, with encouragement to build your skills and progress your career.

• Employee rewards and recognition.

• A commitment to supporting your wellbeing through our ‘Caring for our Carers’ pledge.

Your role

You’ll provide practical support and leadership to our care team while helping maintain high standards across our service. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out scheduled spot checks, supervised visits and care observations, providing constructive feedback and identifying development needs.

• Supporting new and existing Care Professionals through mentoring, competency assessments, Care Certificate observations and Personal Development Plans.

• Completing client monitoring and welfare visits, keeping clients’ needs and experiences at the centre of their care.

• Reviewing care plans, completing risk assessments and maintaining accurate, up-to-date records, including preparing and delivering client folders when needed.

• Assessing safe practice in moving and handling, medication and infection prevention and control.

• Supporting staff training and undertaking Train the Trainer certifications in moving and handling and medication.

• Providing hands-on care when needed to cover absences and support continuity of care.

• Responding to falls, accidents, incidents and safeguarding concerns, completing initial investigations, recording actions and escalating concerns to the Registered Manager.

• Supporting complaints and HR investigations, handling sensitive information professionally and confidentially.

• Working closely with clients, families, colleagues and healthcare professionals to provide coordinated, personalised support.

• Planning your weekly workload and providing progress updates to the Registered Manager, including sharing positive feedback and recognising good practice.

• Participating in the on-call and duty rota, responding to emergencies and taking appropriate action in line with company procedures.

Throughout your work, you’ll uphold our values, protect confidentiality and promote clients’ dignity, independence and wellbeing.

What we’re looking for

• Experience working in domiciliary care and supporting people with care needs.

• Experience mentoring and supporting care staff, including carrying out spot checks and competency assessments.

• A full UK driving licence and willingness to arrange appropriate business-use motor insurance.

• Confidence using care planning apps, digital records and a laptop.

• An understanding of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the importance of safe, high-quality care.

• A caring, patient and respectful approach, with a commitment to helping people remain as independent as possible.

• Strong communication, literacy and numeracy skills, with the ability to maintain clear and accurate records.

• Good organisation, sound judgement and the ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion.

• Availability to work the advertised rota and participate in paid on-call duties.

Working pattern

Week 1

• Monday and Tuesday: 7am–10am, plus on-call 5pm–11pm.

• Saturday and Sunday: 7am–10am and 5pm–10pm.

Week 2

• Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 7am–3pm, plus on-call 5pm–11pm.

About Radfield Home Care

Our mission is to make ageing a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. We specialise in high-quality care for older people who wish to remain living in their own homes, working closely with clients, families and healthcare professionals to provide support that is personal to each individual.

Providing the best care starts with supporting the people who deliver it. As a Field Care Supervisor, you’ll help our Care Professionals feel confident, supported and equipped to do their best work.

Apply today to join Radfield Home Care Wakefield & Huddersfield and help shape the quality of care in your community.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references and falls within the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.