Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Titchfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Titchfield is seeking a Senior Support Worker to join their dynamic team. You’ll assist individuals in gaining independence while supporting the day-to-day management of the service. Ideal candidates will have prior experience and a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care. This role offers competitive pay and various benefits, making it a fulfilling opportunity to make a real difference in others' lives.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Access to discounts via Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line for colleagues and families

Cash plans covering families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker is essential.
• Experience with mental health conditions, autism, and trauma is crucial.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster independence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day supervision and management of the service.
• Help individuals gain independence in their daily lives.
• Allocate shifts and support new colleagues.

Skills

Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Understanding mental health conditions

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview

Senior Support Worker Titchfield - £13.43

Driver with a full UK driving licence is required.

Shifts

• Typical Shifts are: 8am - 2pm
• 2pm - 10pm
• Long days: 8am - 10pm, including weekends on a rota

Benefits

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

Role and responsibilities

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 Titchfield. 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.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, acquired brain injury, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma

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.

Application

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.