Care Home Senior Support Worker

Kingsley Home Care Services; Whiteley Village, Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care home group as a Senior Support Worker, where you will play a vital role in supporting residents' daily needs. You'll work with a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality care and promoting independence. Enjoy comprehensive training, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training programme

Career development and progression opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card Scheme

Paid breaks

Uniform provided

Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior care role required.
• Working towards NVQ3 in Health & Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily needs of residents and conduct supervisions.
• Contribute to care planning and coach support workers.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organisational Skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

NVQ3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Eliza Palmer Care Home, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

Kingsley Healthcare isn't just a care home group, we are a family where our passionate individuals are changing lives every day. Winners of the 2024 Health Investors Residential Elderly Care Provider of the Year, we are ranked – for the eighth year running! - among the top 20 large UK care home groups (carehome.co.uk) for our exceptional care, and proudly support over 1,500 residents to live in a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment.

We are proud to be ranked No.1 in the UK for our commitment to wellbeing at work (Indeed's Better Work Awards 2023) and our sector-leading 4.7 Glassdoor rating, we are also a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that we reward and value dedication.

We welcome passionate individuals who want to make a difference to our growing family which puts our people and our residents first.

About the role

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

Comprehensive induction and training programme.

Opportunities for career development and progression.

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card Scheme. We’ll reimburse the enrolment fee of this fantastic scheme that offers discounts on holidays, days out and over 15,000 national brands.

We’ll pay for your full DBS disclosure

Your uniform will be provided – this is another cost that we think it’s essential that we cover for you.

Enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays

Paid breaks – we think it’s essential that all staff can take breaks without fear of losing money, so we pay for you to have a break during working hours.