Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Ellesmere Port is looking for a Senior Support Worker to assist individuals in gaining independence and managing their daily lives. Responsibilities include shift allocation, colleague induction, and medication management. Candidates should have relevant experience and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. This role offers opportunities for training, progression, and various benefits including enhanced pay and wellness support.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Flexible pay access via Wagestream

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker.
• Experience working with individuals with an acquired brain injury.

Responsibilities

• Allocate shifts among staff.
• Book training for colleagues.
• Induct new team members.
• Support with supervision tasks.
• Order medication for individuals.
• Assist individuals with managing their finances.

Skills

Experience in support work

Ability to manage shifts

Communication skills

Education

A Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Typical Shifts are: Monday to Sunday - 7:30am - 3:00pm, 2:30pm - 10:00pm and 9:45pm - 7:45am or 10:00pm - 8:00am. Duties include:

• Allocate shifts
• Book in training
• Induct new colleagues
• Support with supervision
• Order medication
• Support people we work with to manage their finances

Qualifications

We are 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
• A Level 3 in Health & Social Care
• Experience working with individuals with an acquired brain injury

Benefits and Development

We embrace people's differences and encourage you to Be You. If 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!

• 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

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