Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Fareham; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening & weekend pay 50p/hr

Premium overtime £1/hr

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Southampton is seeking a Senior Support Worker to help people gain greater independence and to assist the Service Manager with day-to-day supervision and service management.

You will lead shifts, coordinate training, induct new colleagues, supervise staff, order medication and support residents with daily living activities, including mealtimes, personal care and community access.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification is required.
• Experience as a Senior Support Worker is essential.
• Full UK manual driving licence is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Allocate shifts and coordinate training for staff.
• Induct new colleagues and support staff supervisions.
• Order medication and ensure residents’ finances are managed.
• Provide one-to-one and group support with daily living activities.

Skills

Leadership

Shift coordination

Communication

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Southampton - £14.11 per hour

Typical Shifts are 07:00-14:00, 14:00 - 22:00 and staff are required to work alternate 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

As a Senior Support Worker with us, you'll help the people we support gain greater independence in their daily lives while assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. Your responsibilities may include allocating shifts, coordinating training, inducting new colleagues, supporting staff supervisions, ordering medication, and ensuring the people we support are assisted to manage their finances.

While you'll take on additional leadership responsibilities, you'll never lose sight of why you chose this career. Our Senior Support Workers remain at the heart of delivering high-quality, person-centred support every day. In the role, you will provide support with a range of daily living activities, including moving and handling, personal care, medication administration, meal preparation, household tasks, attending medical appointments, key worker sessions, leisure activities, and participation in house and team meetings. A significant aspect of the role involves providing both one-to-one and two-to-one support during mealtimes and while accessing the local community.

You will be comfortable supporting adults who may display verbal or physical behaviours that challenge and able to adapt your communication approach to meet individual needs, including supporting people who are non-verbal.

We're interested in Senior Support Workers who have both the right experience and the right values. To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker, hold a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, and have experience supporting individuals with enhanced support needs. You will also play an active role in maintaining health and safety within the home. Sleep-in shifts are required as part of this role, and a full UK manual driving licence is highly desirable.

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.

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.