Senior Support Worker

Turning Point; Birchington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Birchington is seeking a Senior Support Worker. The role involves supervising Support Workers, managing shifts, and providing care to individuals with learning disabilities. Ideal candidates will have relevant support work experience and a caring nature. The position offers flexibility and a range of benefits including extensive holiday and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

31 days paid holiday, increasing with service

Option to buy additional holidays

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Support Work experience, ideally within a Learning Disability setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the management team in supervising Support Workers.
• Run shifts as the senior person on duty overseeing medication and finances.
• Support people with a full range of daily activities, including personal care.

Skills

Passionate, caring and enthusiastic

Flexible, patient and non-judgemental

Great team player with lots of energy

Good communication skills

Ability to perform manual handling

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Introduction

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people’s lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support?

Are you currently a SupportWorker looking to move up in to management?

If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would LOVE to hear from you.

Where will I be working?

You will be working in our Birchington service, which is one of our Supported Living, Learning Disability services in Thanet.

Within this location we support people with learning and physical disabilities to live within their own purpose built flat. This area sees 8 flats in one location where Support Workers are linked to work with a specific person based on shared preferences and personalities creating a bespoke core team of staff.

People that we support here have a mixture of communication, mobility and health needs and this would be described as a busy and active environment. A local bus route directly opposite is available for those using public transport.

We endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals' lives in a person centred way which includes various activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. Your hours will be split Senior Support Work duties off rota and Support work duties on rota working a range of shifts.

Please note that the shifts may vary.

Role Responsibility

The role of the Senior Support Worker is to support the management team in the supervision of the Support Worker team in their day to day activities, ensuring that new staff are inducted to their roles, including temporary and agency staff.

Taking the responsibility of running the shift as the senior person on duty, supporting people to take their medication, monitoring and recording medication, dealing with individuals’ finances and petty cash, ensuring we are working to compliance and following the organization’s policies and procedures. Specialist Support Workers will model their own good practice within the team to ensure a high quality service is provided. It’s a hands‑on job so you will also be supporting people with a full range of daily activities, including supporting people with personal care.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have to have Support Work experience, ideally within Learning Disability setting.

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling
• It would be an advantage if you can use a computer, produce documents in word and use emails

About us

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 31days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33days. Plus the option to buyadditional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.