Senior Support Worker

PrimeLife Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Learning and progression opportunities

Job summary

PrimeLife Ltd is seeking a Senior Support Worker to join our team at Cherry Tree Lodge in Lincoln. The role focuses on leading the care team and delivering dignified, person-centred support to residents with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

You will work within a supportive team, with training provided where needed, and benefit from DBS funding, holiday pay, and a Refer a Friend bonus. Regular shifts across a 7-day week offer good work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Prior experience as a Support Worker or Care Assistant is desirable but not essential as full training is provided.
• Be patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ individual abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the care team to provide high-quality care.
• Regularly review and update residents' care plans through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Engage with residents in conversation at a level that respects dignity and communication differences.
• Administer and record prescribed medications with accurate monitoring.
• Ensure each resident’s dignity and independence is preserved and promoted.
• Encourage residents to achieve the highest possible quality of life.
• Support residents in daily living discussions and personal care as needed.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Team leadership

Communication

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based at Cherry Tree Lodge, in the heart of Lincoln. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 18 residents, living with a range of learning disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team.

Benefits of becoming our Senior Support Worker:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.85 to £14.92 per hour dependent upon qualification level


• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team


• Fully funded DBS


• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care


• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Senior Support Worker include:

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents


• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care


• Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences


• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home


• To ensure that each resident’s dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted


• To encourage each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them


• To encourage and assist residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements


• To assist where necessary with each resident’s personal care

What we’re looking for in our Senior Support Worker:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Support worker or Care Assistant is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Senior Support Worker.