Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Dover; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking a Senior Support Worker in Dover to lead a dedicated team in a welcoming environment. The role involves enhancing the quality of life for individuals with various support needs, managing daily operations, and providing essential guidance to colleagues. Join us and make a lasting difference in the lives of those we support, while benefiting from extensive training and career opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access for early pay

Funded Blue Light Card providing discounts

24/7 access to medical advice

Cash plans covering colleagues' families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support.
• Preferred experience as a Senior Support Worker.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain independence in their daily lives.
• Assist Manager with day-to-day supervision and management.
• Allocate shifts and book training.

Skills

Flexibility

Composure

Resilience

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Typical Shifts are: Weekday and weekends

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
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 residential service in Dover . This service is a welcoming and friendly environment 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 to 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 Senior Support Workers should hold a full UK driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

At this service it is essential that you have the right attitude and values, which is why at this service it is preferred but not essential that our Seniors have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals with autism, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and behaviours that challenge.

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.