Senior Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Dover; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to providing care for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the lives of vulnerable individuals, using your leadership and empathy to guide a supportive environment. This diverse role offers the chance to engage with residents daily, ensuring their wellbeing while managing a variety of responsibilities. With a commitment to personal growth and professional development, this position promises a rewarding experience as you help others achieve their potential.

Benefits

33 days of annual leave plus birthday off

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Special offers

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience.
• Strong empathy, caring nature, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Organizing and overseeing the smooth running of shifts.
• Ensuring the wellbeing of all service users and responding to challenges.
• Supervising support staff and managing budgets.

Skills

Empathy

Leadership

Communication Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Flexibility

Ability to Deal with Challenging Behaviours

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker, some of your key responsibilities will include organizing and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to challenges or concerns, supervising support staff, organizing activities, administering medication, communicating with families and professionals, overseeing daily reports, managing budgets, completing financial audits, and conducting H&S checks.

This environment can be challenging at times; therefore, a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are essential. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your support—doing today what they couldn’t do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there is some routine, the work environment is diverse. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will have:

• Experience as a Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in a learning disability and autism residential setting, with NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy, caring, and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviours
• A positive and professional approach
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work, and honesty
• Reside locally or within a commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full-time.

Note: 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working:

Location: St Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU

Felbrigg House is an old rectory, situated in the conservation area of Dover, fully renovated to provide a spacious, characterful home with two enclosed gardens and 11 bedrooms with full en-suite facilities.

This specialist service is designed for individuals with a learning disability requiring high levels of support to live within a community setting on a long-term basis.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £25,350
• 33 days of annual leave plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking in local streets
• Wellbeing support and activities for work-life balance
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.