Senior Support Worker

PrimeLife Ltd; Blyton CP; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay

Refer a friend bonus

7-day shifts

Job summary

PrimeLife Ltd in Lincolnshire is seeking a Senior Support Worker to lead and support a dedicated care team at St Oggs, Morton, caring for residents with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

You will administer and monitor care plans, promote dignity and independence, engage with residents respectfully, and participate in daily living discussions. Full training is provided, prior experience preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Prior experience as a Support Worker or Care Assistant is desirable but not essential; full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents.
• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed and evaluated with continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of residents' care.
• Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects dignity and communication differences.
• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug doses for residents in the home.
• Ensuring each resident’s dignity and independence is preserved and promoted.
• Encouraging each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them.
• Encouraging and assisting residents to participate in discussions relating to their daily living arrangements.
• Assisting with residents’ personal care where necessary.

Skills

Patience

Empathy

Communication

Team leadership

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based at St Oggs, in the Morton area of Lincolnshire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 21 residents, living with a range of learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions, and as such require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Senior Support Worker:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits:

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.85 to £14.92 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Senior Support Worker include:

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents
• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care
• Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences
• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home
• To ensure that each resident’s dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted
• To encourage each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them
• To encourage and assist residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements
• To assist where necessary with each resident’s personal care

What we’re looking for in our Senior Support Worker:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Support worker or Care Assistant is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Senior Support Worker.