Senior Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Senior Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals in need. In this rewarding role, you will be pivotal in helping clients gain independence while also supporting the management team in daily operations. Your experience and values will be crucial as you supervise shifts, manage training, and ensure the well-being of those you support. Join a dynamic team that values your contributions and offers extensive training and development opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker is essential.
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager with day-to-day supervision and management.
• Help individuals gain independence in their daily lives.
• Allocate shifts and book training for new colleagues.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Support Worker

Working with individuals with autism

Experience with complex mental health needs

Ability to manage finances

Supervision and management skills

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

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Typical Shifts are: 7:30-2:30, 2:30-10pm

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

1. Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
2. Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
3. Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
4. Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
5. 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
6. Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
7. Enhanced retirement leave
8. Long service awards

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in Bradwell. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us, you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervisions, ordering medication, and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care, as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds, and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression, as well as job security in a sector-leading organisation.

Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.