Senior Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is looking for a passionate Senior Support Worker to join their team in North Petherton. This role involves helping individuals gain independence in their daily activities while overseeing service management duties. Ideal candidates will have previous experience in similar positions and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for training and career development, making a real difference in the lives of the people we support.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

Access to 24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker.
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care certification.
• Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily lives.
• Assist Manager with day-to-day supervision.
• Allocate shifts and support scheduling.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Support Worker

Knowledge of mental health conditions

Ability to manage medications

Support scheduling and training

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview

Typical Shifts are: Monday – Sunday 08:00 – 20:30 working 2 shifts a week including some weekends.

• 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

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 North Petherton. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

Role and Responsibilities

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.

• Allocate shifts and support scheduling needs
• Book training and induct new colleagues
• Support supervision and performance conversations
• Order and manage medications in line with policy
• Support people we work with to manage their finances

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 and Experience

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care
• 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

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Don’t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we’re supporting!

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

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