Senior Social Care Worker

Choice Care; Spencers Wood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Team Leader to support adults with learning disabilities in a residential setting. The role involves supervising care workers, ensuring quality care, and enhancing residents' life experiences through daily activities. Applicants should have experience in the care sector and possess strong communication skills. This position offers competitive pay, professional qualifications, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement starting from 28 days

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend scheme - £500 for recruiting a friend

Life insurance

Free monthly prize draw - three winners receive £500 each

Qualifications

• Must have experience in the care sector and willingness to learn.
• Being flexible and a good communicator is essential.
• Experience leading a team in a care environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Supervise a team and assist with the management of the home.
• Liaise with managers and facilitate positive dining experiences.

Skills

Experience in the care sector

Strong communication skills

Reliability

Team player

Patience

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Hours: 36 per week. Salary: £12.90 to £13.10 per hour (a higher range is offered to applicants with qualifications in health and social care). The role involves shift work and weekends on a rota basis. Choice Care offers flexible positions to fit around personal commitments. A range of working patterns is available; contact us to check options.

Role

The role of the Team Leader is to provide support and guidance to a team of social care workers, whilst ensuring the highest level of care and leading by example. You will liaise with the seniors in the home and report any matters of concern. You must have experience in the care sector and the willingness to learn and expand on your previous knowledge. This role offers the chance to contribute to people’s lives while enjoying activities and outings, helping to keep residents safe, happy and fulfilled.

Responsibilities

• Taking the lead with supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs in a residential care environment
• Supervising a team and assisting with the overall management of the home
• Liaising with managers and other shift leaders
• Executing any tasks allocated in a professional, timely and accurate manner
• Supervising and sharing mealtimes with residents to encourage a positive attitude towards food and dining
• Assisting residents in their daily activities whether this be in or away from the home
• Using your initiative when supporting residents during their activities and with day-to-day tasks

Personal attributes

Being patient, reliable, flexible, a team player and a good communicator are key characteristics of a successful Team Leader.

Benefits

• Learning Academy - Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 qualifications for all staff
• Holiday entitlement - starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and over 30 winners
• In-house training - Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - three winners, selected randomly, receive £500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for HRT and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Wagestream - a financial health app for earnings tracking, savings, optional pay advances and discounts
• Minimum service periods and apprenticeship funding eligibility applicable to some benefits

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK's leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30 years of experience, we are at the forefront of national best practice, with among the highest CQC ratings of any comparable organisation. We are also proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for the second year in a row. Our homes are like a second family for everyone we support, with a focus on trust and unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self-esteem. In every Choice Care home there is a strong emphasis on living life to the full, purposeful daily activities, regular social events, projects, outings and holidays.

Where will you work?

Appletrees is a large, detached country house supporting up to eight adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities and associated complex needs. The property is set in open countryside in the village of Upper Bucklebury, six miles from Newbury town centre. Appletrees has a lively environment with a Day Activities Centre (Treetops) for educational support, arts and crafts and sensory activities. The home has two vehicles for local travel. Regular meals out, monthly club nights and weekly music are part of the routine.

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