Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a Senior Support Worker to lead person-centred care at Cecil Gardens in Hull. You will work with the Registered Manager to manage the service for 165 clients living in their own flats, ensuring empowering and holistic support.

Two years’ experience with older people or dementia, a warm, respectful approach, and commitment to continuing professional development are essential. We offer probationary bonus, pension contributions and generous leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in services for older people or dementia care.
• Warm, person-centered and respectful approach.
• Opportunity for training and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide dignified personal care and domestic tasks for clients.
• Support clients to access work, education and social opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Registered Manager to maintain service quality.
• Promote an empowering, client-centered environment.
• Work with families and external stakeholders to meet needs.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Reliability

Job description

up to £14.05 per hour

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Full-Time

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and proactive Senior Support Worker to provide person-centred care and support to our services users. You will be based in vibrant, inter-generational Cecil Gardens and be responsible along with the Registered Manager for the operational management and quality of the service, consisting of 165 clients, each living in their own flat. You are expected to collaborate with the Social Services and other stakeholders including the Area Manager to ensure that the highest care standards are met.

You will ensure an empowering service which meets the needs of our clients and works with their families and friends to promote a positive atmosphere. The ability to work in an empathic and holistic way to maintain client orientation and independence is essential. You must be flexible, energetic and reliable. We are a national provider employing a diverse team of well supported staff to deliver great services in Humberside.

You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the role including, but not limited to, providing support with dignified personal care and domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities. We value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of the people we support, such as, sports and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music, and cooking to name but a few.

A minimum of 2 years’ previous experience in services for older people, people with dementia and memory loss is essential. Your approach will be warm, person centered, and respectful. Creative Support is committed to your continuous professional development and you will have the opportunity to explore your training and development needs.

Vacancy Reference Number: 89987

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received an Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.