Senior Support Worker

Worcestershire County Council; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sunday shift enhancement

Care Certificate training

Job summary

Worcestershire County Council is recruiting a Senior Support Worker for Exmoor Drive, Bromsgrove. This permanent, 35-hour-per-week role includes a Sunday shift enhancement and a four-week rota pattern.

Based at Exmoor Drive Residential Care Home, you will support residents with learning disability, dementia, mental health, and other needs. You will receive training including the Care Certificate, and demonstrate leadership, empathy and strong communication to ensure high-quality care and

Qualifications

• Leadership and people skills essential to supervise a team.
• Clear communication and accurate recording in care records.
• Empathy, adaptability and a proactive, can-do attitude are required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care to residents with diverse needs.
• Lead and support team members on shift and contribute to planning.
• Maintain accurate records and document care activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Recording skills

Empathy

Initiative

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Care Certificate training

Job description

Job Title: Senior Support Worker - Days
Salary: £29,542 - £32,046
35 Hours per Week
Location: Exmoor Drive Residential Care Home - Bromsgrove
Team: Exmoor Drive
Permanent

The Role:

We are recruiting for 1 permanent Senior SupportWorker. This is a 35 hour per week post, this will consist a mixture of shifts with some weekend working.

In addition to your salary, you will receive an enhancement for working Sundays. Your shifts will be worked on a four week rota pattern, this may be subject to amendment due to changing needs of the service.

You will be based at Exmoor Drive, and 8 bed residential and 3 bed replacement care service in Bromsgrove meeting the needs of people with care and support needs due to learning disability, dementia, mental health, physical disability and end of life. The services carry a 'Good' Care Quality Commission inspection rating.

You will receive all the training required to perform the role, which includes the Care Certificate, an intensive 2 week training package covering the essential skills and knowledge for social care work.

Have you got what it takes to make a difference? Do you have the passion and drive to be part of a team who work to enhance the lives of the people living there? You will need to be creative, empathetic, have a 'can-do' attitude, able to take direction, be flexible, sensitive, and have the ability to use your own initiative, along with having clear communication and recording skills. You will also have good leadership skills.

• In addition to your salary, you will receive an enhancement for working Sundays.
• You will receive all the training required to perform the role, which includes the Care Certificate, an intensive 2 week training package covering the essential skills and knowledge for social care work.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactoryresponseto a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has acommitmentto safeguarding service users in our care.

Equality & Diversity:

The County Council iscommittedto equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: 26-10-2026

Anticipated Interview Date: TBC

Attached documents

2019-04-29 Senior Support Worker Residential JD PS.doc