Senior Support Worker

Creative Support; South Shields; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community care provider is seeking a passionate Senior Support Worker to join their team in South Tyneside. This role involves supervising staff, building trusting relationships with service users, and encouraging social engagement. Candidates should have experience supporting individuals with disabilities. The position offers full training, probationary bonuses, and various benefits such as pension contributions and annual leave.

Benefits

Full training and development opportunities

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Company-paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs.
• Experience in supervision or managing staff and resources is preferred.
• Willingness to work towards relevant health and social care qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff.
• Encouraging service users to engage in social activities.
• Providing personal care and administering medication.

Skills

Supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Staff supervision

Personal care

Engagement in social activities

Education

Degree or NVQ Level 3/4/5 in health and social care

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our established team at Simonside Court, South Tyneside. We provide quality person-centred care and support to thirteen individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and additional mental health support needs to live exciting and independent lives.

No two days will be the same at this service as we support service users in a supported living environment to follow their passions and engage in a range of activities including cooking/baking, walking, attending community activities including drama, karate and discos and many more.

Responsibilities

• Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff
• Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of social activities, both within and outside of their homes
• Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working
• Overseeing staff deployment and rotas and working in a flexible manner, including some evenings and weekends
• Working closely with local multi-disciplinary teams and community-based agencies to provide holistic, wrap-around support
• Facilitating service user engagement, involvement and peer support
• Ensuring robust methods of quality monitoring

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs
• Experience in supervision or managing staff and resources is preferred
• Willingness to work towards relevant health and social care qualifications (Degree or NVQ Level 3/4/5)

Benefits

• Full training provided and the opportunity to work towards a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care
• Probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days annual leave
• Company-paid enhanced DBS
• Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer and Investors in People Gold

Application details

Vacancy Reference Number: 87507

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the vacancy reference number. We review applications as they are received and do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. This post will not be open to sponsorship under the UKVI scheme and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.