Senior Support Worker

Direct Channel Holdings (PTY) LTD; Southampton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to join their vibrant team in Southampton. In this rewarding role, you will enhance the quality of life for individuals with autism and learning disabilities. You will be pivotal in helping them achieve greater independence while supporting the management of the service. With a focus on personal growth and development, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the right experience, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience with individuals with autism and learning disabilities is essential.
• Supervisory experience and ability to manage day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager with daily supervision and management of the service.
• Help individuals gain independence in their daily lives.

Skills

Experience with autism

Experience with learning disabilities

Supervisory skills

Medication management

Financial management support

Education

Relevant care qualifications

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Southampton - £12.84ph

Typical Shifts are worked on a rota from 7:30am - 2:30pm and 2:30pm - 9:30pm to include every other weekend.

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

1. Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
2. Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
3. Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
4. Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
5. 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
6. Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
7. Enhanced retirement leave
8. Long service awards

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our residential service in Southampton. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience working with individuals with autism, learning disabilities and complex individuals with varying needs.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.