Senior Support Worker

Adult Social Care; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care provider is seeking a Senior Support Worker in Folkestone to enhance the quality of life for individuals. This role involves supporting a dynamic team, assisting with the day-to-day management of residential services, and helping individuals gain independence. Ideal candidates require previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. The role offers enhanced pay for evenings and weekends as well as unique benefits that support both staff and families.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for staff and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker required.
• Experience with mental health conditions, acquired brain injury, and trauma.
• Ability to assist in day-to-day supervision and management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support residential services in Folkestone.
• Assist with day-to-day management and allocation of shifts.
• Support individuals in gaining independence in their daily lives.

Skills

Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support

Ability to manage and supervise the service

Knowledge of mental health conditions

Support planning and administration

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker–Folkestone–£13.24 ph

Typical Shifts are: Weekday, Weekends and Sleep ins; Rotas can vary.

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Responsibilities

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our residential service in Folkestone. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us you’ll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

Qualifications & Experience

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour’s of distress, mental health conditions, acquired brain injury, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.