Senior Care Lead: Meaningful Impact, Flexible Hours

nationalcaregroup.com; New Milton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£500 joining bonus

Refer a Friend scheme (£300)

Career progression

Paid specialist training

Flexible working

Inclusive culture

Paid DBS check

Meaningful leadership

Job summary

National Care Group is seeking a Senior Support Worker for Apple House in New Milton, Dorset. The role focuses on leading shifts, delivering person-centred support and modelling calm, respectful care for adults in our care home setting.

You will build trusting relationships, promote independence and dignity, and work with managers, families and professionals to achieve positive outcomes. A welcoming culture with development opportunities awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience providing high-quality support within adult social care.
• Ability to lead or coordinate a shift and support colleagues effectively.
• Sound understanding of safeguarding, medication safety, risk management and person-centred practice.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Good judgment, organisation and the confidence to escalate when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts confidently and ensure support is safe, respectful, organised and person-centred.
• Build trusting relationships and communicate in ways each person understands.
• Promote choice, independence, dignity, privacy and involvement in everyday decisions.
• Guide colleagues to follow support plans, risk guidance, health protocols and routines.
• Delegate tasks fairly while remaining visible and actively involved in support.
• Support with personal care, medication, meals, activities, appointments and community access where required and trained.
• Notice changes in health, wellbeing, behaviour or communication and escalate appropriately.
• Maintain high-quality records describing choices, support provided, concerns, actions and outcomes.
• Complete effective handovers and ensure important information reaches the right people promptly.
• Respond to incidents and safeguarding concerns according to procedures.
• Coach colleagues through good role modelling and day-to-day support.
• Work with managers, families and professionals to achieve positive outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Empathy

Safeguarding knowledge

Job description

National Care Group is seeking a Senior Support Worker for Apple House in New Milton, Dorset. The role focuses on leading shifts, delivering person-centred support and modelling calm, respectful care for adults in our care home setting.

You will build trusting relationships, promote independence and dignity, and work with managers, families and professionals to achieve positive outcomes. A welcoming culture with development opportunities awaits.