Senior Support Worker

Fitzroy Support; Greenhithe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a Senior Support Worker to provide personalized care in a residential setting for individuals with learning and physical disabilities. This role involves supporting the management, guiding the team, and ensuring quality care in a welcoming community environment. Benefits include training, holiday, and a staff recognition scheme, making it a rewarding opportunity to transform lives.

Benefits

30 days holiday rising with service

Staff recognition scheme

Investment in training and development

Enhanced pay for weekends and overtime

Team bonus

Healthcare cash back plan

Pension and life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Paid DBS

Qualifications

• Full driving license preferred for driving support vehicles.
• Experience in a care role or working with people with learning disabilities is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support management by coordinating tasks and ensuring high standards of care.
• Act as a role model and provide guidance to the team in the absence of the Manager.
• Work with stakeholders to achieve objectives using best practice.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

FitzRoy are pleased to be recruiting a Senior Support Worker for our Residential care home in Stone, Dartford, close to Bluewater shopping centre. The home provides social care and support for up to 12 residents with learning disabilities, including physical disabilities and complex health needs. It is split into two sides across one level, with 6 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, dining room and lounge in each side.

People we support enjoy a spacious living area with a large garden which is put to good use in the summer months. Residents have been supported to decorate and furnish their home how they wish. All bathrooms are adapted with ceiling hoists included. There are hydrotherapy baths and areas of the home set up for sensory experiences. Our staff support residents to access the community whether it is to the local day centre, rebound therapy, out for a meal, personal shopping or even to watch the local football team play! We have an adapted vehicle to support people out and about. Turnbull Close has always had feedback that it is a homely, welcoming, and inclusive environment.

If you enjoy supporting people to maintain a high quality of life and want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you!

Vacancies available:

• Weekday rate £13.35ph and weekends £14.68ph.
• Part Time (22.5 hours per week).
• Typical shift patterns: 07.30-15.00 or 14.30-22.00 but vary based on the needs of the service.
• Sleep-in shifts paid at a flat rate of £50
• Alternate weekend work required at an enhanced pay rate as mentioned above.
• For this role it is preferred that you have a full driving licence and are willing to drive FitzRoy vehicles.

The role of a Senior Support Worker is to Support the Management team by co-ordinating key tasks assigned to provide high standards of personalised care and manage quality, compliance and financial requirements at your location.

• You will be expected to act as a role model for excellent practice; be the senior contact for the team in the absence of the Manager and be responsible for tasks which provide support to the management team.
• You will be required to work in partnership with the staff team, internal and external stakeholders, professionals and the local community to achieve objectives using best practice guidelines and FitzRoy values.
• Give clear direction and guidance to develop the team to support people to lead full and active lives as members of their community.
• Carry out support worker activities to a high standard and contribute to a culture of open information, communication and constructive feedback with colleagues and management team.

About Us

FitzRoy is a national charity, set up 60 years ago by brave parents as a pioneering alternative to institutional care. Their values remain the values of FitzRoy today – we see the person, we are brave and we are creative – and they thread through everything we do.

We support hundreds of people with a range of needs. You could be supporting someone with learning disabilities, autism, acquired brain injuries or mental health support needs. Many of the people we support also have physical impairments or other health issues. Working for us will give you an opportunity to learn, to grow and to transform lives. Join us today.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday rising with service
• Staff recognition scheme
• Investment in training and development
• Enhanced pay for weekends and overtime
• Team bonus
• Healthcare cash back plan
• Pension and life assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Paid DBS