Senior Support Worker

Primelife; Lincoln; Presencial; GBP 19.000 - 21.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend £250

Descripción de la vacante

Primelife is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to join the Cherry Tree Lodge team in Lincoln. The role requires patient, understanding, and respectful interaction with residents living with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

The position offers regular set shifts across a 7-day week, with full training provided and opportunities for progression supported by the Quality Matters team. DBS is fully funded, and a comprehensive holiday pay scheme is available.

Formación

• Demonstrates genuine caring nature and patience.
• Prior experience as a support worker is desirable but full training is provided.
• Ability to work with residents with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, manage and support care team to ensure high-quality care for all residents.
• Review and implement care plans with regular assessments and updates.
• Engage with residents respectfully, valuing their dignity and communication differences.
• Administer and record medication as prescribed with careful monitoring.
• Preserve and promote each resident’s dignity and independence.
• Encourage residents to pursue quality of life and participate in daily living discussions.
• Assist with personal care as needed.

Conocimientos

Patience

Caring nature

Respectful

Descripción del empleo

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

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.