Senior Support Worker

HCPA; St Albans; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care home in St Albans is seeking a Senior Support Worker to help manage operations and support residents with personal care. Ideal candidates will have 3 years of experience in a care home and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. This position offers competitive pay and a supportive environment, where employees can grow and develop professionally.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Loyalty Bonus

Paid Holiday

Flexible working

Free food and drinks

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 Years of Experience in a Care Home environment.
• Ability to support, motivate, and lead staff.
• Desire and passion to help support and improve people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager in running the home efficiently.
• Help with daily medication administration.
• Support residents with personal care.

Skills

Experience in a Care Home

Team Leadership

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 2 working towards Level 3

Job description

About the Company

Strathmore Lodge is seeking a Senior Support Worker in St Albans. We are a private residential care home for the elderly with a maximum capacity of 19 residents. Our staff make our home welcoming and friendly, and we have an extremely low staff turnover, creating a supportive environment for both residents and staff. We encourage staff growth and career progression.

We provide exceptional, homely, and relaxed residential and dementia care in St Albans. Residents are at the heart of everything we do, and we adapt to their individual needs. Our ethos is to keep things simple, focusing on people. We aim to provide personalized care in a supportive, encouraging, and loving environment, promoting independence and dignity. You can really help make a difference in people’s lives.

Why should I apply for this Senior Support Worker job?

We try to reward all of our staff for their exceptional efforts, and we achieve this with a variety of practical benefits, including:

• Discount codes, cashback and savings on over 800 UK retailers including Sainsbury’s, Argos, Boots, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Apple, Pizza Hut and many more
• Discounts on travel including bus ticket discounts, reduced MOTs and servicing, and car leasing
• Plus thousands more rewards

Our Commitment to You

• Competitive rates of pay
• Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
• Free uniforms
• Flexible working within a supportive and friendly environment
• Unlimted training and opportunities to learn additional skills that may not be directly link to your current role.
• Support & career development
• Paid Holiday
• Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
• Enhanced Additional Hours Pay (1.5x hour rate)
• Auto-Enrolment Pension

Additional benefits

• £500 loyalty Bonus for joining us.
• £400 introduction payment for the new starter and referrer
• 1.5x hourly rate enhancement for overtime hours
• Blue Light Card to access 15,000+ discounts from large national retailers
• Free food and drinks
• Free car parking on site.

What does this Senior Support Worker job involve?

Hours of Work: 24 - 42 hours. Hours Per Week - Shifts: 08:00 - 14:00 / 14:00 - 20:00 / 20:00 - 08:00.

Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Assist the Manager in running the home efficiently and caringly in their absence.
• Ensure a handover is carried out, accounting for all residents at the start and end of each shift.
• Help with daily medication administration.
• Ensure staff contribute to a homely, friendly, and supportive atmosphere, leading by example.
• Support the training and development of all staff.
• Support residents with personal care, promoting independence, dignity, and respect.

Am I the right person for this Senior Support Worker job?

What We're seeking:

• Minimum 3 Years of Experience in a Care Home environment.
• Ideally a minimum of NVQ 2 working towards NVQ Level 3 or above (Although this can be arranged).
• Ability to support, motivate and lead staff and to be a team player.
• Be practical and help to provide solutions to and problems or issues and to help create improved ways of working.
• Communicate and interact effectively with both residents and staff.
• You must like dogs, terrible singing, having fun with our residents and most of all a desire and passion to help support and improve people lives.

If you fancy being part of a thriving care home, without the stress of understaffing and with a permanent manager who values, respects and listens to all then apply today.