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Voyage Care; Mansfield Woodhouse; On-site; GBP 37,195,000 - 44,083,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay +50p/ hr

Premium overtime +£1/ hr

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a Senior Support Worker for our residential service in Mansfield Woodhouse. You will help people gain more independence and support the Manager with daily oversight of the service.

The role requires prior Senior Support Worker experience, a Level 3 in Health & Social Care, and the ability to handle enhanced support needs, including distress and Prader-Willi syndrome. A 6:45am start and long day shifts are typical.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker.
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care.
• Experience with enhanced support, including behaviour distress and Prader-Willi syndrome.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day supervision and management of the service.
• Allocate shifts, book training, induct new colleagues.
• Support with supervision, order medications, and help people manage finances.

Skills

Senior experience

Shift management

Team supervision

Behaviour support

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Mansfield Woodhouse - £13.72ph

Typical Shifts are: 6:45am to 2:15pm (early), 2:45pm to 9:15pm and 6.45am to 9.15pm (long days) - sleep ins and on call will also be required for this service

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• 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)
• Stream 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

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

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.

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.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress and Prader-Willi syndrome.

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.

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