Senior Support Worker

The Aurora Group; Royston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking compassionate Senior Support Workers to support young adults with severe learning difficulties. The role includes guiding a team, providing personal care, and creating a supportive environment. A generous benefits package and opportunities for development are included.

Benefits

33 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Shopping discounts via Perkbox

Car lease scheme

Bike to work scheme

Health cash back plan

Free parking

Qualifications

• Passionate about building relationships with young adults.
• Experience with complex needs and additional behaviors.
• Ability to work on a rota pattern.

Responsibilities

• Support Team Leaders and Care Managers in managing the support team.
• Provide emotional and physical support to young people.
• Ensure effective delegation and implementation of individual care plans.

Skills

Communication

Patience

Organisational skills

Resilience

Relationship building

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview and Responsibilities

Senior Support Worker, Orchard Manor

Location: Meldreth - Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Salary: £13.77 - £14.41 per hour (£28,641.60 - £29,972.80 per annum) dependent on qualifications

Rated CQC Outstanding Aurora Orchard Manor are seeking compassionate and dedicated people to become Senior Support Workers for our young people on a full time basis.

Set within 14 acres, Orchard Manor offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, we support each of our young people through the transition from education into adulthood.

Find out more about the amazing work we do - Supported Living Accommodation for Young Adults Meldreth, Cambridge (theauroragroup.co.uk)

The Role:

Your role will be to provide support to the Team Leaders and Care Managers in managing, motivating and coaching a team of support workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.

You’ll provide appropriate physical and emotional support to the young people through the work of the care team within a residential environment and with off-site activities.

As our shift leader you’ll be expected to support the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training.

You’ll also be expected to take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times.

This is very much a hands-on role where you will work directly with our young people and will provide appropriate personal care and emotional support to those using our services.

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description: Senior Support Worker

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidate qualities:

It is a tough yet totally rewarding role. Ultimately, we are looking for people with a passion to build relationships and positively change the lives of the children and young adults that we work with. What’s important to us is that you can demonstrate the right attitude to make a difference.

Essential Qualification:

• Level 3 Health & Social Care

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• Experience and knowledge of working with young adults with complex needs and additional behaviours
• Superb communication skills and patience
• Highly organised
• Resilient with a robust and positive nature
• Ability to work on a rota pattern- please note that this will typically mean working every other weekend

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Perkbox - access to shopping discounts
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
• Free parking

You will have a chance to work with a supportive team whose common goal is to empower and support wherever is required.

If you are interested in this role, please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information or any support needed in completing the application form please contact Carl in the Recruitment Team on at [e-mail]

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.