Our Lead Community Carers (LCCs) play a vital role in delivering outstanding home care services across our communities. This senior care role offers a clear career progression pathway for experienced carers who want to develop leadership skills while remaining hands-on in care delivery.
A Lead Community Carer (LCC) is a senior, field-based role within our domiciliary care teams. LCCs support care assistants, work closely with care managers, and help ensure care is delivered in line with CQC standards and Premier Community’s values.
Lead Community Carers are often the first point of contact for carers working in the community. They provide guidance, reassurance, and real-time support—helping teams deliver safe, consistent, and person-centred care.
This role directly supports services that are:
As a Lead Community Carer, you will play a key role in maintaining quality and supporting care teams across the community.
Typical responsibilities include:
This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for experienced carers ready to take the next step.
Every Lead Community Carer at Premier Community has progressed from a care assistant or community carer role.
We actively develop talent from within, offering opportunities for carers to grow into senior care positions while remaining closely connected to the people and communities they support.
As Stacey E, Lead Community Carer for our South Notts team explains:
“My role helps bridge the gap between management staff and service users, contributing to quality care, safe practice, and a more positive working environment.”
For carers seeking long-term career development in domiciliary care, the LCC role provides structure, recognition, and progression
Lead Community Carers are central to delivering a well-led domiciliary care service.
They help:
By supporting carers and leading in the community, LCCs help ensure Premier Community consistently delivers care that meets both regulatory expectations and individual needs.
This role may be right for you if you:
If this sounds like you, the Lead Community Carer role could be your next step.
If you’re already employed by us then speak to your manager about progression opportunities, otherwise please choose one of the buttons below, or continue scrolling to read testimonials from our LCCs.
Voices from our team
Being an LCC makes me proud to be in a role that is very diverse and covers a lot of different aspects of care.
We help support all carers in the field and to get to know the service user on a personal level when doing care plans and reviews.
Margo Haskard
Lead Community Carer
Being a lead community carer makes me feel proud, trusted, and emotionally invested in my work. I feel a deep sense of achievement knowing I support vulnerable people while also being a source of reassurance and guidance for colleagues. It is meaningful and reminds me why I chose to work in care.
If you’re considering a career in care, I would say it’s one of the most rewarding roles you can do.
Stacey Edgson
Lead Community Carer
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