Senior Support Worker

Active Care Group; Dudley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Training and development opportunities

Active Reward App

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Active Behaviours recognition

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend up to £1500

Job summary

Active Care Group in Swindon is seeking a Senior Support Worker for Pear Tree House, our children’s home for those with learning disabilities and complex needs. The role involves leading shifts, supporting daily activities and ensuring safety and tailored care plans.

You’ll safeguard and promote welfare of children, complete reviews, manage risk assessments, and collaborate with the service manager. Generous benefits and on-call responsibilities accompany a 37.5 hour rota.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational, time management, planning and communication skills.
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach.
• Level 3 NVQ or Level 3 diploma in residential childcare (England) (RQ) or willingness to work towards after probation.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations.
• Driving Licence would be preferable.
• Ability to address and respond to employee issues fairly and consistently.

Responsibilities

• Supporting our children and young people with daily activities.
• Effectively lead the shift by ensuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained at all times.
• Supporting with reviews of children’s care plans.
• Ensure that all children and young people have up-to-date risk assessments and person-centred goals.
• Attend reviews and update children’s plans as and when required with the service manager.
• Ensure the children and young people feel safe, and are supported to thrive within the home and their educational environments.
• Carry out personal care.
• Cover all aspects of the support worker role and work closely with the children and young people, supporting the team on the floor to meet the needs of the service.
• To be part of the on-call team.
• Responsible for attending and completing all mandatory training.
• Administering medication (if required).

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Planning

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-confidence

Driving Licence

Resilience / handling challengingsitu

Education

Level 3 NVQ or Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (England) (RQ) or willing to work towards after probation

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone. We'd like you to join us as a Senior Support Worker at our new Children’s Home, Pear Tree House, in Swindon. Our vision is a world where people with the most complex needs are surrounded by the collaborative, holistic and expert care they require and the kindness they deserve, to live a brighter future.

Pear Tree House is a residential and short breaks children’s home for children and young people with Learning Disabilities and Complex needs. At Pear Tree House, we work with a broad range of complex needs, which include:

• Autistic spectrum conditions
• Moderate or severe learning difficulties
• Global developmental delays
• specific language/ communication
• social-emotional difficulties

What you'll be working:

• Your hours are based on a rota supporting the children and then allocated supernumerary time to support with the management of the home.
• £29,525.97 (FTE) Per annum (Pro rata) Permanent 37.5 hours Every other weekend On-call responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

The post holder has a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people at all times. All staff are expected to act in accordance with safeguarding legislation, organisational policies, and statutory guidance. We believe safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We expect all staff to be vigilant, proactive, and committed to creating a safe, nurturing environment where children feel protected, listened to, and respected.

• Supporting our children and young people with daily activities
• Effectively lead the shift by ensuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained at all times.
• Supporting with reviews of children’s care plans
• Ensure that all children and young people have up-to-date risk assessments and person-centred goals.
• Attend reviews and update children’s plans as and when required with the service manager
• Ensure the children and young people feel safe, and are supported to thrive within the home and their educational environments
• Carry out personal care
• Cover all aspects of the support worker role and work closely with the children and young people, supporting the team on the floor to meet the needs of the service.
• To be part of the on-call team
• Responsible for attending and completing all mandatory training
• Administering medication (if required)

What you’ll have:

• Strong organisational, time management, planning and communication skills.
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach.
• Level 3 NVQ or Level 3 diploma in residential childcare (England) (RQ)or be willing to work towards after probation.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations
• Driving License would be preferable
• Ability to address and respond to employee issues fairly and consistently.

Safer Recruitment & Compliance Section

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with the children’s barred list. References and background checks will be required in line with safer recruitment practices. Ongoing safeguarding training is mandatory for all staff.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Take a look around the company https://activecaregroup.co.uk/