Senior Support Worker

Elysium Healthcare; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 35,817,600 - 44,083,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate

Annual leave

Birthday off

Career development

Ely-Vate access

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wages access

GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension

Meals provided

Parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Senior Support Worker for Beech Grove in Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley. You will lead shifts, ensure resident wellbeing, and supervise staff while delivering compassionate care to individuals with challenging behaviour and high support needs.

You will coordinate activities, assist with medications, and liaise with families and professionals to maintain high standards. A positive, resilient approach is essential for a demanding but rewarding role in a UK care home

Qualifications

• Leadership skills and experience.
• Strong empathy and caring nature.
• Excellent people and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Organise and oversee the smooth running of a shift and the wellbeing of service users.
• Supervise support staff and respond to challenges or concerns.
• Organise activities and administer medication.
• Communicate with families and professionals; oversee daily reports and audits.

Skills

Leadership skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Positive and professional approach

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Senior Support Worker looking to elevate your career, where you can make a real difference and change lives for the better? If so, join Beech Grove in Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, and provide care for people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs. You will be key in supporting individuals to lead a full and valued life. It's a career that you can take pride in.

At Beech Grove you will have the chance to develop your skills and career. With a huge range of courses on offer, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Mental Health conditions. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

As a Senior Support Worker some of your key responsibilities will include organising and overseeing the smooth running of a shift, ensuring the wellbeing of all service users, responding to any challenges or concerns and supervising support staff. You will organise activities, administer medication, communicate with families and professionals, oversee daily reports, budgets, complete financial audits and complete H&S checks.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. It is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn't do last week.

No two days are the same in this role, offering plenty of engagement and motivation. While there's a degree of routine, you can expect a diverse work environment. Our rota includes days, nights, and weekend shifts to ensure a well-balanced team effort.

As a Senior Support Worker you will have

• Experience as Senior Support Worker or extensive care experience in Mental Health and hold the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Leadership skills and experience
• Strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Willingness to support residents with personal hygiene
• Excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.

20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted.

Where you will be working

Location: Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley BD20 7JS

With 21 beds across four Community Houses and situated in the semi-rural areas of Steeton, Sutton-In-Craven and Cowling, our care homes are ideally located for safe, structured and gradual reintegration into the Community.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others. You’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Hourly rate £13.46
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

About us

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure