Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Dover; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Dover is looking for a dedicated Senior Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals needing support. In this role, you will supervise staff, allocate shifts, and assist individuals in gaining independence. The ideal candidate will have experience in similar roles and hold a Level 3 in Health & Social Care, making a significant difference in our community.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for flexibility

Discounts with 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.
• Experience in supporting individuals with mental health conditions and autism is required.
• Applicants must have knowledge of managing finances and medication.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager with supervision and management of the service.
• Allocate shifts and book training for staff.
• Support individuals in gaining independence in their daily lives.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Support Worker

Support for individuals with enhanced needs

Ability to promote independence

Strong communication skills

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker Dover - £13.81 ph

Typical Shifts are: Weekday, Weekends and Sleep ins, Rotas can vary

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 supervisions, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances.

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 Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, acquired brain injury, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

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.