Senior Support Worker

Primelife; Sharnford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Primelife is seeking a Senior Support Worker to lead and support a care team at Acorn Close, Shepshed, Leicestershire. You will ensure high-quality care, manage care plans, and engage with residents respectfully to preserve dignity and independence.

Role offers regular set shifts across a 7-day week, fully funded DBS, comprehensive holiday pay, and a Refer a Friend scheme up to £250 per successful candidate. Training is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker or Care Assistant is desirable, but full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Leading, managing and supporting the care team to ensure high quality care and service.
• Regularly reviewing care plans with continuous assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Engaging with residents respectfully, valuing their dignity and communication differences.
• Administering and recording medication as prescribed with accurate monitoring.
• Preserving and promoting each resident's dignity and independence.
• Encouraging residents to achieve the highest possible quality of life.
• Encouraging and assisting residents in daily living discussions.
• Assisting with personal care where necessary.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Empathy

Patience

Communication

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!
This role will be based at Acorn Close in Shepshed, Leicestershire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 23 residents, living with a range of learning disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.
Benefits of becoming our Senior Support Worker:
This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £13.85 to £14.92 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Senior Support Worker include:

• Leading, managing and supporting your care team ensuring high quality of care and service is always provided to all residents
• Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident's care
• Engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences
• Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug dose to the residents in the home
• To ensure that each resident's dignity and independence is always preserved and promoted
• To encourage each resident to achieve the highest possible quality of life that is right for them
• To encourage and assist residents to participate in any discussion relating to their daily living arrangements
• To assist where necessary with each resident's personal care

What we're looking for in our Senior Support Worker:
To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Support worker or Care Assistant is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities.