Care Home Senior Support Worker

Kingsley Healthcare Limited; Oulton Broad; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingsley Healthcare Limited is seeking a Senior Support Worker to join our care team, focusing on delivering high-quality personal care and supporting residents with daily activities. You will lead, supervise and mentor care workers, ensuring dignity and independence are central to every interaction.

You will work in a collaborative environment, with opportunities to develop your skills through supervision, appraisals, and involvement in care planning.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Empathetic and caring nature.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and support care workers to deliver high-quality personal care.
• Contribute to care planning and coaching of staff.
• Support residents with daily activities while promoting dignity and independence.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Team player

Empathy

Education

NVQ3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Senior Support Worker, you will be working as part of the care team, recognise and facilitate the daily needs of residents, conduct formal supervisions and appraisals, as well as, contributing to care planning and coaching support workers. With an emphasis on high quality, the purpose of the role is to maintain the personal care needs of residents, respecting the dignity of the individual and promoting independence.

Previous experience in a senior care role.

• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Empathetic and caring nature.

Education and qualification

• You will have, or be working towards, NVQ3 in Health & Social Care.

What will you gain?

You’ll have the satisfaction of working with and being supported by an enthusiastic and caring team that puts people at the heart of the business. We know the happiness of our staff improves the service we give our residents. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and we have the procedures and processes to help you at every step