Senior Support Worker

Direct Channel Holdings (PTY) LTD; Chard; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is looking for a passionate Senior Support Worker to join their dynamic team in Chard. This role is vital for enhancing the quality of life of young adults with communication needs, including those with severe learning disabilities and autism. You'll play a key role in supporting individuals to gain independence while also assisting in the management of the service. With a commitment to staff development and a supportive environment, this is an amazing opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. If you're dedicated to improving lives and have the right experience, don’t hesitate to apply and join a team that values your contributions.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker is essential.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence and a recognised Social Care qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager with day-to-day supervision and management of the service.
• Help individuals gain independence and manage their finances.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Support Worker

Communication skills

Management skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

Education

Recognised Social Care qualification

Tools

Medication management

Training and induction

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Chard - £13.29 p/h

Typical Shifts are: 08:00 - 20:30 working 3 shifts a week including alternate weekends.

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued. We reward your dedication with:

1. Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply).
2. Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply).
3. Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
4. Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers.
5. 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families.
6. Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families.
7. Enhanced retirement leave.
8. Long service awards.

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our rural, residential service in Chard. We support young adults with a variety of communication needs as a result of either a severe learning disability, autism, or traumatic brain injury. It's a welcoming and friendly service with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us, you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication, and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference in the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker, hold a recognised Social Care qualification, and hold a full UK driving licence.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector-leading organisation.

Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.