Senior Support Worker

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Role Description

Join Our Team as a Senior Support Worker

Location: Redhill, Surrey

Salary: £13.53 per hour (£26,383.50 pro-rata) plus benefits. Additional £50 per sleep-in shift.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, between 7.30am and 10.30pm, Monday to Sunday, on a shift rota basis, which will include 2 core shifts:

• 15 hours - 10.30am to 10.30pm, sleep-in and then 7.30am to 11.30am.
• 12 hours - 8.00am to 9.00pm.

You will also be on the on-call rota.

Contract: Full-time, Permanent.

Driving Requirement: A valid full UK manual driving license is desirable but not essential for this role.

Right to Work: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to two of the following areas of expertise:

• Mental Health
• Behaviours that Challenge
• Trauma Informed Care
• Autism and Learning Disabilities
• Positive Behaviour Support

About You

We are on the lookout for a Senior Support Worker who is calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to have a consistent approach to assisting the people we support to engage in the interests they love.

Furthermore, as Senior Support Worker you will:

• Be a strong team player with the ability to lead by example, being professional, patient and calm under pressure with experience of providing extraordinary support.
• Supervise daily outputs and assist the deputy manager in managing staff performance, development, and appraisals.
• Have a QCF in Health & Social Care level 2 Diploma (or equivalent) with willingness to undertake a level 3 in Health & Social Care and demonstrate reasonable knowledge of regulatory standards for supported/residential living.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality of care and support delivered to the people we support.
• Help plan and achieve both short- and long-term goals.
• Plan and be in favour of activities, such as vacations, learning and social engagements, always being creative and exploring new opportunities.
• Ensure the people you support and their families are treated with respect, dignity, equity, and equality.
• Work in accordance with SeeAbility's values.

If you are looking to make a positive impact in your workplace, Redhill Supported Living is the place for you!

Who you will be supporting?

Working in our apartments, you will support seventeen people alongside our inclusive and supportive team. Together, you will work harmoniously to provide the necessary support to individuals with autism, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, physical conditions, trauma-related conditions, behaviours that challenge, and visual impairments.

In your role, you will utilise your expertise to assist the people we support. We highly value individuals who possess a strong work ethic and are open to the training we offer. You will be responsible for delivering both direct and practical support to the people we support and their families. It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important.

You will work in both 1:1 and group settings and be able to work independently and as part of a team. You will need to be calm, patient, and resilient and have a consistent approach. You will assist the people we support to engage in the interests they love.

Our Benefits

Why work for us?

• Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.
• Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5).
• Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won't go unnoticed.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
• Financial Benefits: Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
• Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Deputy only).

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

Safer Recruitment

SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that perspective employees will be subject to the following:

• A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
• Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
• Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
• References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility's expense.

Diversity

We actively seek to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds, recognising that a wide range of perspectives strengthen our teams. In exceptional circumstances, the role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

SeeAbility encourages applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those with a disability. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone's unique experiences and views are appreciated and their opinion valued. We particularly welcome applications from those with a disability.