Female Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Hyde; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A compassionate care organization in Hyde is seeking a Senior Extra Care Support Worker to provide person-centered care to elderly clients. Responsibilities include personal care, supporting access to opportunities, and collaborating with families. Ideal candidates will have experience with vulnerable adults and a warm approach. This position offers superb training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Previous experience in caring for vulnerable adults is essential.
• Experience in services for older people, and those with dementia and memory loss, is essential.
• Warm, person-centred, and respectful approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and domestic support in an independent living setting.
• Support service users to access work, education, and social opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Management Team to deliver an empowering service.

Skills

Person-centered care

Experience with dementia patients

Communication skills

Empathy

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and proactive Senior Extra Care Support Worker to provide person-centered care and support to our services users based in Hattersley, Tameside.

Creative Support is working with a local housing provider who has recently developed a brand new scheme, which will be providing the highest standards of care to over-55 year olds in an independent living setting.

As a key member of our team, you will assist the Management Team in delivering an empowering service that meets the needs of our clients, while fostering a positive atmosphere in collaboration with service users' families and friends. Flexibility, energy, and reliability are essential qualities for this role.

Embracing all aspects of the role, from providing personal care and domestic support to helping individuals access work, education, and social opportunities you will provide valued support via the unique personal skills and interests you bring in order to enrich the lives of those we support.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and domestic support in an independent living setting for adults aged 55 and over, including individuals with dementia and memory loss.
• Work on a roster basis including evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.
• Support service users to access work, education, and social opportunities, using person-centred approaches.
• Collaborate with the Management Team and engage with service users’ families and friends to deliver an empowering service.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Previous experience in caring for vulnerable adults is essential.
• Experience in services for older people, and those with dementia and memory loss, is essential.
• Warm, person-centred, and respectful approach.
• Willingness to participate in continuous professional development; opportunity to train and develop further.
• Full training is provided; opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.
• Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement – Equality Act 2010.

Benefits and Additional Information

• Probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days annual leave, and company-paid enhanced DBS.
• We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.
• Full training provided and opportunities for ongoing development.
• Applications are reviewed as they are received; eligibility to work in the UK is required.

How to Apply

To arrange an informal meeting or telephone discussion to discuss this rewarding post, please contact Colette Leigh (Service Director) on 07966 459 027 or [e-mail]. Applications must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Vacancy Reference Number: 87409