Senior Support Worker

Active Care Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub

Nest Personal Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Refer a Friend Scheme £1500

Job summary

Active Care Group in Northampton is recruiting a Senior Support Worker for Loyd House. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care and promoting independence for service users while ensuring adherence to policies and CQC standards.

You will lead ad-hoc shifts, mentor junior staff, and work within a rota that includes day shifts and occasional night cover on a full-time basis.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational, time management, planning and communication skills.
• Proven reliability in terms of attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• Driving licence would be preferable.
• Enhanced DBS required.

Responsibilities

• Provide all service users with the highest standards of care and support.
• Ensure service users are treated with respect and dignity, promoting independence.
• Lead ad-hoc shifts and mentor less experienced staff through on-the-job training.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Planning

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Senior Support Worker at our service Loyd House in Northampton.

At Loyd House we have a strong focus on therapy, care and quality of life. We provide specialist post acute rehabilitation, as well as management of long term neurological conditions. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

What you'll be working:

• 37.625 hours
• Full time
• £26,999.06 (FTE) Per annum (Pro rata)
• Working every other weekend
• Predominantly days with possible night cover
• We follow a rota basis.

What you'll be doing:

provide all service users with the highest standards of care and support. Ensuring service users are treated with respect, dignity and in a way that enables and promotes their independence as individuals. Ensuring Active Care Group policies and procedures are adhered to and requirements of the Care Quality Commission are met. Senior Support workers will also be responsible for ensuring service users' needs are met through ad-hoc shift leading and mentoring less experienced employees through on-the-job training.

What you'll have:

• Strong organisational, time management, planning and communication skills.
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
• Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care or be willing to work towards.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations
• Driving License would be preferable
• Ability to address and respond to employee issues in a fair and consistent manner.
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials - like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• ... and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Take a look around the company https://activecaregroup.co.uk/