Senior Support Worker

Turning Point; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive healthcare provider in Wythenshawe is seeking a Senior Support Worker to provide care for individuals with Learning Disabilities. The role involves assisting with daily living skills, managing medication, and supporting individuals' independence. Ideal candidates will have prior support worker experience and display qualities such as caring, flexibility, and strong communication skills. They offer full-time or part-time positions, with comprehensive benefits including paid holidays and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday

Opportunities for career growth

Additional holiday purchase options

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a support worker or current role as a senior support worker.
• Experience in mental health or autism is advantageous.
• Ability to perform physical aspects of the role.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily living skills.
• Support the Supported Living Manager in providing quality care.
• Manage medication and finances for individuals.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication skills

Team player

Manual handling

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Introduction

Turning Point are providing support to a number of individuals with Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities, complex health needs, brain injuries and mental health issues across the Wythenshawe area.

Everything we do is aimed at providing the very best quality and person-centred support in the right location at the right time, making a real difference for the people and communities we support.

We focus on building positive family relationships, offering a strong circle of support. Our primary focus is to support individuals’ lives in a person-centred way, including a range of activities from shopping to managing budgets to cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

We are currently looking for a senior support worker to work as part of a team providing support to individuals with Learning Disabilities within their own homes.

We are looking for ambitious individuals of a caring nature to work for a company where we promote independence in a supportive environment.

Shift Patterns

We provide 24-hour support – so flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts from 8am – 9:30pm, and also some sleep-ins or waking nights and some weekends.

Please note that working hours may vary in accordance with the needs of the individuals we support.

We can offer full time or part time for this role.

Role Responsibility

You will be working at one of our supported living locations in Wythenshawe.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

As a valued senior support worker, you will assist the Supported Living Manager in maintaining a high quality of support, acting as a role practitioner, coaching and mentoring support workers to ensure the people supported achieve the outcomes identified within their support plans.

Taking the responsibility of running the shift as the senior person on duty, you will support people to take their medication, deal with individuals’ finances and petty cash, and ensure we are working to compliance and following the organization’s policies and procedures. It’s a hands‑on job so you will also be supporting people with a full range of daily activities, including supporting people with personal care.

The level of care required will vary across our services. Some of the individuals we support are quite independent and just need assistance with daily activities; others require more assistance with personal care, medication, mobility and behaviours that may challenge.

The Ideal Candidate

You will either have previous support worker experience or be currently working as a senior support worker in healthcare, ideally within the Learning Disability sector. Having experience with mental health, autism or people with acquired brain injuries would be an advantage.

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non‑judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling
• It would be an advantage if you can use a computer, produce documents in Word and use emails

About us

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes :

• 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits

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