Care Home Senior Support Worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Pennington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior care role within Allscreens Nationwide Ltd focuses on maintaining residents' dignity and independence while leading a care team. You will recognise daily needs, supervise staff, and contribute to care planning to ensure high-quality support.

Reports to Home Manager/Deputy Manager/Nurse. Opportunity to develop skills within a caring, team-oriented environment that values staff happiness and resident well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior care role.
• NVQ3 Health & Social Care or working towards.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Recognise and facilitate the daily needs of residents.
• Conduct formal supervision and appraisals.
• Contribute to care planning and coaching support workers.

Skills

Senior care experience

Leadership

Communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

NVQ3 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.

Reports to: Home Manager/Deputy Manager/Nurse

Skills and attributes

• 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