Senior Support Worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

Job summary

Cygnet Meadow Mews in the United Kingdom is seeking a confident Senior Support Worker to join our team and deliver outstanding care to residents in our community service. You will work 42 hours per week across days, nights, and alternate weekends, making a positive difference to the lives of those in our care.

Meadows Mews provides enhanced community residential care for men with neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions, requiring compassionate, flexible support.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker delivering person-centered care.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Willingness to develop leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach to all individuals in our care.
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support.
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical & welfare needs & report as required.
• Support management in the day-to-day running of the service.
• Undertake supervisory & administrative responsibilities.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

Support worker experience

Strong communication

Team player

Leadership potential

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Group are currently looking for a confident Senior Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Meadow Mews. You will be expected to work 42 hours a week (days, night shifts and alternative weekends), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care.

The Service:

Meadows Mews is an enhanced community residential service for men with neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions, who may have behaviours that challenge alongside additional social and complex needs. Meadows Mews acts as a transitional service from inpatient rehabilitation for those individuals who have been able to progress through the hospital pathway but now require the ability to return to the community; where participation in both social and domestic activities is vital for their quality of life and long term future in the community.

Your Day-to-Day

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach to all individuals in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs & report as required
• Support management in the day-to-day running of the service
• Undertake supervisory & administrative responsibilities
• Sa feguard Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

You are

• An experienced Support Worker ready to step up to a new challenge
• Genuinely driven to make a difference in peoples lives
• Confident, assertive & ambitious for yourself, service users & the organisation
• An excellent communicator & good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Able to empower & support service user independence
• Organised, committed & keen to develop your management & leadership skills.

Why Cygnet?

• Salary: £14.23 Per Hour
• Opportunities to undertake further learning & career development
• Flexible working with opportunities for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal