Senior Residential Care Worker

Oxford Outcomes; Lochmaben; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Senior Residential Care Worker in Lochmaben, where your passion for making a difference can shine. This role offers a fulfilling opportunity to support young individuals in a nurturing environment, ensuring their well-being and development. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including life assurance and mental health support, you'll be part of an organization committed to providing exceptional care. If you have the heart and skills to lead and inspire, this is your chance to create lasting positive impacts in the lives of those you serve.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Mental Health Support Services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical Illness Cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Paid Fertility Treatment Support

Qualifications

• HNC in Social Care and SVQ in Social Services required.
• At least two years of supervisory experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Chaperoning occupants to appointments and activities.
• Administering medication and completing relevant paperwork.
• Leading and training new support workers.

Skills

Supervisory Experience

Patience

Resilience

Communication Skills

Education

HNC in Social Care

SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People) - SCQF 7

Job description

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Options Autism are hiring Senior Care Workers in the Dumfriesshire region!

Role: Senior Residential Care Worker

Salary: £28,899.00 per annum (plus sleep-in payments)

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (39 hours per week)

Location: Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire

Essential: A full driving licence, and the Right to Work in the UK

How We Reward You

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Basic Salary - £28,899.00 per annum (plus sleep-in payments)
• Sleep-ins paid at £45.00 per night
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks Options Autism are recruiting Senior Residential Care Workers to join our teams within the Dumfriesshire area.
  

Benefits

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
  
  

The Opportunity

Our next Senior Residential Care Worker will be someone who has:

• Mandatory: HNC in Social Care, SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People) - SCQF 7 (Level 3) or equivalent and the willingness to work toward an SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People) - SCQF 9 (Level 4)
• At least two years supervisory experience
• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the occupants’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.
  
  

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Chaperoning occupants to appointments and activities
• Completing relevant paperwork
• Household tasks
• Administering medication
• Lead, train and develop new and existing support workers within your team
• Helping the deputy manager to maintain a skilled and knowledgeable team
  
  

The Location

Holistic Childcare and Education consists of two accommodations, Closeburn House and Maben House.

Closeburn House is an eleven bed registered accommodation, supporting individuals from the ages of 10 – 16 years and is based in Closeburn. Maben House is a ten bed registered accommodation, supporting individuals from the ages of 6 – 16 years and is based in Lochmaben. Both are within commuting distance of Dumfries, Lockerbie and surrounding towns and villages..

Both homes are dedicated to build incredible futures by giving the occupants opportunities, developing their life skills and personal interests.

Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Working in a residential environment where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, individuals are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.

Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person-centred approach to education and support, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly.

How To Apply

• Click Apply and follow the on-screen instructions
• Visit our website at www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/jobs/ where you can sort all of our live vacancies to find one that is most relevant to you - Search by Role, Location or even distance to your own home to find your perfect job!
  
  

Options Autism is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced PVG and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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