Senior Support Worker

Prime Life; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 39,631,000 - 42,761,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Regular shifts across 7 days

Job summary

Prime Life is seeking a Senior Support Worker at Cherry Tree Lodge in Lincoln to provide compassionate care for residents with learning disabilities and mental health needs. You will lead a small care team, deliver person-centred support, and ensure dignity and independence for residents.

Full training is provided; prior care experience desirable but not essential. The role offers regular shifts across a 7-day week, DBS funding, and holiday pay as part of a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Caring nature and genuine desire to help residents.
• Patient, understanding, and respectful of individual abilities.
• Training provided; prior care experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and support the care team to ensure high quality of care.
• Review and implement care plans with ongoing assessment.
• Engage with residents respectfully, valuing dignity and communication differences.
• Administer and record medications with accurate dosing.
• Promote resident independence and dignity.
• Encourage participation in daily living discussions.
• Assist with personal care where needed.

Skills

Caring nature

Patient

Communication skills

Team leadership

Job description

commitment to care - Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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.

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. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.

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

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.

• 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