Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; Rugby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Rugby seeks a Senior Support Worker to provide person-centered support to individuals with diverse care needs, including mental health challenges and learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will have a year of relevant experience, helping users achieve independence and confidence. The role includes developing relationships, monitoring complex needs, and assisting with medication. Benefits include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, and 28 days annual leave.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• At least one year’s experience in supporting people with a learning disability.

Responsibilities

• Develop warm and trusting relationships with service users.
• Enable users to gain independence and confidence.
• Monitor and review protocols for complex needs.
• Assist in medication administration and monitoring.

Skills

Relationship building

Support for learning disabilities

Monitoring medication

Job description

Overview

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Senior Support Worker to our team in Rugby, Warwickshire.

We are recruiting proactive, motivated, and professional Senior Support Workers to provide person centred support at our supported living service in Rugby. You will be supporting service users with a vast range of support needs. These can include mental health needs such as: psychosis, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-harm, personality disorders. Physical disabilities, alcohol and substance misuse, Autism, brain injuries, Epilepsy, Health needs, visual and hearing impairments and learning disabilities as well.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users.
• Enable service users to gain independence, confidence and competence in areas such as: social skills/relationships, personal care and hygiene, daily living and many more.
• Monitor, review and evaluate protocols for people with complex needs in line with person centred plans.
• Assist service users in the administration and monitoring of prescribed medication following the Scheme’s Medication Policy.
• Offer support and supervision to junior staff, relief staff, students and volunteers as appropriate, under direction of the Supported Living Manager.

Qualifications and experience

• At least one year’s experience in supporting people with a learning disability. Full training offered.

Vacancy details

Location: Rugby, Warwickshire
Service: Lanchester Court – an exciting new build supported living complex for 17 people, consisting of self-contained bungalows, and town-houses within walking distance of Rugby town centre. This Housing with Care and Support service delivers a modern, comfortable and safe environment for people to thrive within.

Benefits

• Probationary bonus
• Pension contributions
• 28 days annual leave
• Company paid enhanced DBS

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.