Senior Support Worker

Turning Point; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Senior Support Worker to join their dedicated team. In this hands-on role, you'll provide essential support to adults with Autism, Mental Health issues, and Learning Disabilities, helping them transition into the community. You'll lead a small team, ensuring high-quality service delivery while enjoying comprehensive training and career advancement opportunities. With a commitment to making a positive difference in people's lives, this position offers a rewarding environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits

31 days paid holiday

Career advancement opportunities

Comprehensive reward package

Options to buy additional holidays

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker in relevant settings.
• Ability to support individuals with diverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Support Worker team and ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Support individuals with daily activities and manage their needs.

Skills

Support Worker Experience

Understanding of Learning Disabilities

Autism Awareness

Mental Health Support

Team Leadership

Job description

Job Introduction

Would you like to be part of a small and highly specialised service committed to supporting people in the community?

Would you like to be well trained, well supported, well paid, and know that you are making a positive difference every time you go to work?

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into management or a manager seeking to expand your experience?

If you answered YES to these questions, we would LOVE to hear from you.

Role Responsibility

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and Autism across England.

We are recruiting a Senior Support Worker for a new service in Sandwich supporting adults with diagnoses in Autism, Mental Health, and learning disabilities to transition into the community.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will make a real difference in people's lives. If you are passionate about supporting people, you will enjoy the scope of this role, which includes line management duties alongside supporting individuals, while enhancing your own life and career through experience and training.

The Senior Support Worker supports the management team in supervising the Support Worker team daily, ensuring new staff are inducted properly and operate as competent employees. You will inspire and lead a team to provide high-quality support and achieve positive outcomes.

You will take responsibility as the senior person on duty, modeling good practice within the team to ensure high-quality service delivery.

This role is hands-on! You will support people with daily activities, including mental health appointments, community participation, home and tenancy management, medical needs, and daily living tasks.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have Support Worker experience within a Learning Disability, Autism, or Mental Health setting.

You will also be:

• Patient, understanding, and kind.
• Motivated to support people towards their goals.
• Mindful of language, non-judgemental, and able to maintain boundaries.
• Able to support people in difficult times and respond appropriately to changes.
• Willing to work alongside specialists in multidisciplinary teams, including psychologists, probation officers, occupational therapists, social workers, and more.

About us

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We understand that rewards look different for everyone. Whether it's ways to make your money go further, a culture of recognition and celebration, or opportunities to advance your career, we aim to support you with our comprehensive reward package.

You will receive 31 days' paid holiday annually, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days, with options to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the full range of benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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Attached documents

• Role Profile

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